: This study aims to assess the predictive capability of cylindrical Tumor Growth Rate (cTGR) in the prediction of early progression of well-differentiated gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours after Radio Ligand Therapy (RLT), compared to the conventional TGR. Fifty-eight patients were included and three CT scans per patient were collected at baseline, during RLT, and follow-up. RLT response, evaluated at follow-up according to RECIST 1.1, was calculated as a percentage variation of lesion diameters over time (continuous values) and as four different RECIST classes. TGR between baseline and interim CT was computed using both conventional (approximating lesion volume to a sphere) and cylindrical (called cTGR, approximating lesion volume to an elliptical cylinder) formulations. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were employed for Progressive Disease class prediction, revealing that cTGR outperformed conventional TGR (area under the ROC equal to 1.00 and 0.92, respectively). Multivariate analysis confirmed the superiority of cTGR in predicting continuous RLT response, with a higher coefficient for cTGR (1.56) compared to the conventional one (1.45). This study serves as a proof of concept, paving the way for future clinical trials to incorporate cTGR as a valuable tool for assessing RLT response.

Cylindrical TGR as early radiological predictor of RLT progression in GEPNETs: a proof of concept / Scalorbi, Federica; Garanzini, Enrico Matteo; Calareso, Giuseppina; Marzi, Chiara; Di Rocco, Gabriella; Argiroffi, Giovanni; Baccini, Michela; Pusceddu, Sara; Marchianò, Alfonso; Maccauro, Marco. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - ELETTRONICO. - 14:(2024), pp. 15782.0-15782.0. [10.1038/s41598-024-66668-9]

Cylindrical TGR as early radiological predictor of RLT progression in GEPNETs: a proof of concept

Marzi, Chiara
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Baccini, Michela;
2024

Abstract

: This study aims to assess the predictive capability of cylindrical Tumor Growth Rate (cTGR) in the prediction of early progression of well-differentiated gastro-entero-pancreatic tumours after Radio Ligand Therapy (RLT), compared to the conventional TGR. Fifty-eight patients were included and three CT scans per patient were collected at baseline, during RLT, and follow-up. RLT response, evaluated at follow-up according to RECIST 1.1, was calculated as a percentage variation of lesion diameters over time (continuous values) and as four different RECIST classes. TGR between baseline and interim CT was computed using both conventional (approximating lesion volume to a sphere) and cylindrical (called cTGR, approximating lesion volume to an elliptical cylinder) formulations. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves were employed for Progressive Disease class prediction, revealing that cTGR outperformed conventional TGR (area under the ROC equal to 1.00 and 0.92, respectively). Multivariate analysis confirmed the superiority of cTGR in predicting continuous RLT response, with a higher coefficient for cTGR (1.56) compared to the conventional one (1.45). This study serves as a proof of concept, paving the way for future clinical trials to incorporate cTGR as a valuable tool for assessing RLT response.
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