A computed tomography-based multitask deep learning model for predicting tumour stroma ratio and treatment outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: a multicentre cohort study.

Journal: International journal of surgery (London, England)
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tumour-stroma interactions, as indicated by tumour-stroma ratio (TSR), offer valuable prognostic stratification information. Current histological assessment of TSR is limited by tissue accessibility and spatial heterogeneity. The authors aimed to develop a multitask deep learning (MDL) model to noninvasively predict TSR and prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Authors

  • Yanfen Cui
    Department of Radiology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Hospital, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China.
  • Ke Zhao
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xiaochun Meng
    Department of Radiology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510655, China.
  • Yun Mao
    Department of Imaging, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
  • Chu Han
  • Zhenwei Shi
    Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW - School for Oncology and Development Biology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, 6229 ET, The Netherlands.
  • Xiaotang Yang
    Department of Radiology, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, Shanxi Hospital Affiliated to Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Cancer Hospital, Affiliated to Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030013, Shanxi, China. yangxt210@126.com.
  • Tong Tong
    CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
  • Lei Wu
    Advanced Photonics Center, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
  • Zaiyi Liu
    Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.