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. 2021 Aug;154(1):83-92.
doi: 10.1007/s11060-021-03801-y. Epub 2021 Jun 30.

Identification of magnetic resonance imaging features for the prediction of molecular profiles of newly diagnosed glioblastoma

Sung Soo Ahn  1   2 , Chansik An  2   3 , Yae Won Park  1 , Kyunghwa Han  1 , Jong Hee Chang  4 , Se Hoon Kim  5 , Seung-Koo Lee  1 , Soonmee Cha  6
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Identification of magnetic resonance imaging features for the prediction of molecular profiles of newly diagnosed glioblastoma

Sung Soo Ahn et al. J Neurooncol. 2021 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose: We predicted molecular profiles in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients using magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features and explored the associations between imaging features and major molecular alterations.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma and available next-generation sequencing results. From preoperative MR imaging, Visually AcceSAble Rembrandt Images (VASARI) features, volumetric parameters, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values were obtained. First, univariate random forest was performed to identify gene abnormalities that could be predicted by imaging features with high accuracy and stability. Next, multivariate random forest was trained to predict the selected genes in the discovery cohort and was validated in the external cohort. Univariable logistic regression was performed to further explore the associations between imaging features and genes.

Results: Univariate random forest identified nine genes predicted by imaging features, with high accuracy and stability. The multivariate random forest model showed excellent performance in predicting IDH and PTPN11 mutations in the discovery cohort, which were validated in the external validation cohorts (areas under the receiver operator characteristic curve [AUCs] of 0.855 for IDH and 0.88 for PTPN11). ATRX loss and EGFR mutation were predicted with AUCs of 0.753 and 0.739, respectively, whereas PTEN could not be reliably predicted. Based on univariable logistic regression analyses, IDH, ATRX, and TP53 were clustered according to their shared imaging features, whereas EGFR and CDKN2A/B were clustered in the opposite direction.

Conclusions: MR imaging features are related to specific molecular alterations and can be used to predict molecular profiles in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma.

Keywords: Glioblastoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Molecular alterations; Molecular profiles.

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