This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of radiomics in conjunction with hematological parameters relating to the overall survival (OS) of patients diagnosed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) after undergoing definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT). Utilizing radiomics and hematologic parameters, the authors were able to develop a prognostic model that enabled the prediction of OS in ESCC patients. This approach may help doctors to quickly and accurately predict which patients with ESCC would respond favorably to dCRT.
Key points:
- Predicting the prognosis of ESCC patients before treatment is particularly important.
- Patients with a Rad-score > 0.47 and neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio > 9.76 had a high risk of mortality.
- CT-based radiomics nomogram model could be used to predict the survival of patients.
Authors: Jinfeng Cui, Dexian Zhang, Yongsheng Gao, Jinghao Duan, Lulu Wang, Li Li & Shuanghu Yuan