Diagnostic performance of TILs-US score and LPBC in biopsy specimens for predicting pathological complete response in patients with breast cancer.

Breast cancer LPBC Neoadjuvant chemotherapy Pathological complete response TILs

Journal

International journal of clinical oncology
ISSN: 1437-7772
Titre abrégé: Int J Clin Oncol
Pays: Japan
ID NLM: 9616295

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Date de publication:
03 Oct 2024
Historique:
received: 14 06 2024
accepted: 20 09 2024
medline: 4 10 2024
pubmed: 4 10 2024
entrez: 3 10 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes-ultrasonography (TILs-US) score is used to predict lymphocyte-predominant breast cancer (LPBC) in surgical specimens. We aimed to compare diagnostic performance of TILs-US score for predicting pathological complete response (pCR) with that of LPBC in biopsy specimens. TILs ≥ 50% in biopsy specimens was defined as biopsy-LPBC, and TILs-US score ≥ 4 was categorized as TILs-US score-high. Basic nomogram for pCR was developed using stepwise logistic regression based on the smallest Akaike Information Criterion, and biopsy-LPBC and TILs-US score nomograms were developed by integrating biopsy-LPBC or TILs-US scores into a basic nomogram. The diagnostic performance of the nomograms for pCR was compared using area under the curve (AUC), categorical net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI). This retrospective study evaluated 118 patients with breast cancer, including 33 (28.0%) with biopsy-LPBC, 52 (44.1%) with TILs-US score-high, with 34 (28.8%) achieving pCR. The sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and AUC for predicting pCR were 0.53, 0.82, 2.96, 0.57, and 0.68, respectively, for biopsy-LPBC, and 0.76, 0.69, 2.47, 0.34, and 0.73, respectively, for TILs-US score. The biopsy-LPBC nomogram showed significant improvements in categorical NRI (p = 0.023) and IDI (p = 0.007) but not in AUC (p = 0.25), compared with the basic nomogram. The TILs-US nomogram exhibited significant improvements in AUC (p = 0.039), categorical NRI (p = 0.010), and IDI (p < 0.001). The TILs-US score may serve as a novel marker for prediction of pCR in patients with breast cancer. An external validation study is warranted to confirm our findings.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes-ultrasonography (TILs-US) score is used to predict lymphocyte-predominant breast cancer (LPBC) in surgical specimens. We aimed to compare diagnostic performance of TILs-US score for predicting pathological complete response (pCR) with that of LPBC in biopsy specimens.
METHODS METHODS
TILs ≥ 50% in biopsy specimens was defined as biopsy-LPBC, and TILs-US score ≥ 4 was categorized as TILs-US score-high. Basic nomogram for pCR was developed using stepwise logistic regression based on the smallest Akaike Information Criterion, and biopsy-LPBC and TILs-US score nomograms were developed by integrating biopsy-LPBC or TILs-US scores into a basic nomogram. The diagnostic performance of the nomograms for pCR was compared using area under the curve (AUC), categorical net reclassification improvement (NRI), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI).
RESULTS RESULTS
This retrospective study evaluated 118 patients with breast cancer, including 33 (28.0%) with biopsy-LPBC, 52 (44.1%) with TILs-US score-high, with 34 (28.8%) achieving pCR. The sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and AUC for predicting pCR were 0.53, 0.82, 2.96, 0.57, and 0.68, respectively, for biopsy-LPBC, and 0.76, 0.69, 2.47, 0.34, and 0.73, respectively, for TILs-US score. The biopsy-LPBC nomogram showed significant improvements in categorical NRI (p = 0.023) and IDI (p = 0.007) but not in AUC (p = 0.25), compared with the basic nomogram. The TILs-US nomogram exhibited significant improvements in AUC (p = 0.039), categorical NRI (p = 0.010), and IDI (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The TILs-US score may serve as a novel marker for prediction of pCR in patients with breast cancer. An external validation study is warranted to confirm our findings.

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pubmed: 39363123
doi: 10.1007/s10147-024-02634-9
pii: 10.1007/s10147-024-02634-9
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Auteurs

Hideo Shigematsu (H)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. shigematu1330@yahoo.co.jp.

Kayo Fukui (K)

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Akiko Kanou (A)

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Erika Yokoyama (E)

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Makiko Tanaka (M)

Division of Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Mutsumi Fujimoto (M)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Kanako Suzuki (K)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Haruka Ikejiri (H)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Ai Amioka (A)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Emiko Hiraoka (E)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Shinsuke Sasada (S)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Akiko Emi (A)

Department of Breast Surgery, Hiroshima City North Medical Center Asa Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, 731-0293, Japan.

Tetsuya Nakagiri (T)

Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Koji Arihiro (K)

Department of Anatomical Pathology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

Morihito Okada (M)

Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3-Kasumi, Minami-Ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.

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