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Comparison between MRI and pathology in the assessment of tumour regression grade in rectal cancer.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Limited data exist regarding the correlation between MRI tumour regression grade (mrTRG) and pathological TRG (pTRG) in rectal cancer. METHODS:mrTRG and pTRG were compared in rectal cancer patients from two phase II trials (EXPERT and EXPERT-C). The agreement between radiologist and pathologist was assessed with the weighted ? test while the Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival outcomes. RESULTS:One hundred ninety-one patients were included. Median time from completion of neoadjuvant treatment to pre-operative MRI and surgery was 4.1 weeks (interquartile range (IQR): 3.7-4.7) and 6.6 weeks (IQR: 5.9-7.6), respectively. Fair agreement was found between mrTRG and pTRG when regression was classified according to standard five-tier systems (?=0.24) or modified three-tier systems (?=0.25). Sensitivity and specificity of mrTRG 1-2 (complete/good radiological regression) for the prediction of pathological complete response was 74.4% (95% CI: 58.8-86.5) and 62.8% (95% CI: 54.5-70.6), respectively. Survival outcomes of patients with intermediate pathological regression (pTRG 2) were numerically better if complete/good regression was also observed on imaging (mrTRG 1-2) compared to poor regression (mrTRG 3-5) (5-year recurrence-free survival 76.9% vs 65.9%, P=0.18; 5-year overall survival 80.6% vs 68.8%, P=0.22). CONCLUSIONS:The agreement between mrTRG and pTRG is low and mrTRG cannot be used as a surrogate of pTRG. Further studies are warranted to assess the ability of mrTRG to identify pathological complete responders for the adoption of non-operative management strategies and to provide complementary prognostic information to pTRG for better risk-stratification after surgery.

SUBMITTER: Sclafani F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5680467 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comparison between MRI and pathology in the assessment of tumour regression grade in rectal cancer.

Sclafani Francesco F Brown Gina G Cunningham David D Wotherspoon Andrew A Mendes Larissa Sena Teixeira LST Balyasnikova Svetlana S Evans Jessica J Peckitt Clare C Begum Ruwaida R Tait Diana D Tabernero Josep J Glimelius Bengt B Roselló Susana S Thomas Janet J Oates Jacqui J Chau Ian I

British journal of cancer 20170921 10

<h4>Background</h4>Limited data exist regarding the correlation between MRI tumour regression grade (mrTRG) and pathological TRG (pTRG) in rectal cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>mrTRG and pTRG were compared in rectal cancer patients from two phase II trials (EXPERT and EXPERT-C). The agreement between radiologist and pathologist was assessed with the weighted κ test while the Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate survival outcomes.<h4>Results</h4>One hundred ninety-one patients were included. Median t ...[more]

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Project description:ObjectivesA watch and wait strategy with the goal of organ preservation is an emerging treatment paradigm for rectal cancer following neoadjuvant treatment. However, the selection of appropriate patients remains a challenge. Most previous efforts to measure the accuracy of MRI in assessing rectal cancer response used a small number of radiologists and did not report variability among them.MethodsTwelve radiologists from 8 institutions assessed baseline and restaging MRI scans of 39 patients. The participating radiologists were asked to assess MRI features and to categorize the overall response as complete or incomplete. The reference standard was pathological complete response or a sustained clinical response for > 2 years.ResultsWe measured the accuracy and described the interobserver variability of interpretation of rectal cancer response between radiologists at different medical centers. Overall accuracy was 64%, with a sensitivity of 65% for detecting complete response and specificity of 63% for detecting residual tumor. Interpretation of the overall response was more accurate than the interpretation of any individual feature. Variability of interpretation was dependent on the patient and imaging feature investigated. In general, variability and accuracy were inversely correlated.ConclusionsMRI-based evaluation of response at restaging is insufficiently accurate and has substantial variability of interpretation. Although some patients' response to neoadjuvant treatment on MRI may be easily recognizable, as seen by high accuracy and low variability, that is not the case for most patients.Key points• The overall accuracy of MRI-based response assessment is low and radiologists differed in their interpretation of key imaging features. • Some patients' scans were interpreted with high accuracy and low variability, suggesting that these patients' pattern of response is easier to interpret. • The most accurate assessments were those of the overall response, which took into consideration both T2W and DWI sequences and the assessment of both the primary tumor and the lymph nodes.

Project description:ObjectiveTo evaluate the predictive value of tumor regression grade assessed by MRI (mr-TRG) after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (neo-CRT) for postoperative pathological TRG (pTRG) and prognosis in patients with locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma (LARC).Materials and methodsThis was a retrospective study from a single center experience. The patients who were diagnosed with LARC and received neo-CRT in our department between January 2016 and July 2021 were enrolled. The agreement between mrTRG and pTRG was assessed with the weighted κ test. Overall survival (OS), progress-free survival (PFS), local recurrence-free survival (LRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test.ResultsFrom January 2016 to July 2021, 121 LARC patients received neo-CRT in our department. Among them, 54 patients had complete clinical data, including MRI of pre- and post-neo-CRT, postoperative tumor samples, and follow-up. The median follow-up time was 34.6 months (range: 4.4-70.6 months). The estimated 3-year OS, PFS, LRFS and DMFS were 78.5%, 70.7%, 89.0%, and 75.2%, respectively. The median time from the completion of neo-CRT to preoperative MRI and surgery was 7.1 weeks and 9.7 weeks, respectively. Out of 54 patients, 5 patients achieved mrTRG1 (9.3%), 37 achieved mrTRG2 (68.5%), 8 achieved mrTRG3 (14.8%), 4 achieved mrTRG4 (7.4%), and no patient achieved mrTRG5 after neo-CRT. Regarding pTRG, 12 patients achieved pTRG0 (22.2%), 10 achieved pTRG1 (18.5%), 26 achieved pTRG2 (48.1%), and 6 achieved pTRG3 (11.1%). The agreement between three-tier mrTRG (mrTRG1 vs. mrTRG2-3 vs. mrTRG4-5) and pTRG (pTRG0 vs. pTRG1-2 vs. pTRG3) was fair (weighted kappa=0.287). In a dichotomous classification, the agreement between mrTRG(mrTRG1 vs. mrTRG2-5)and pTRG(pTRG0 vs. pTRG1-3) also resulted in fair agreement (weighted kappa=0.391). The sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive values of favorable mrTRG (mrTRG 1-2) for pathological complete response (PCR) were 75.0%, 21.4%, 21.4%, and 75.0%, respectively. In univariate analysis, favorable mrTRG (mrTRG1-2) and downstaging N were significantly associated with better OS, while favorable mrTRG (mrTRG1-2), downstaging T, and downstaging N were significantly associated with superior PFS (p<0.05). In multivariate analysis, downstaging N was an independent prognostic factor for OS. Meanwhile, downstaging T and downstaging N remained independent prognostic factors for PFS.ConclusionsAlthough the consistency between mrTRG and pTRG is only fair, favorable mrTRG after neo-CRT may be used as a potential prognostic factor for LARC patients.

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