Construction and validation of a predictive model for the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer based on serum PI3K, AKT, and mTOR levels
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摘要:
目的 非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)新辅助治疗的疗效存在个体差异。磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶(PI3K)/丝氨酸-苏氨酸激酶(Akt)/哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)通路是NSCLC发生发展的关键调节通路。本研究旨在探讨基于上述血清指标建立的预测模型效能,以指导临床治疗决策。 方法 选取2024年1月—2025年4月浙江中医药大学附属温州市中医院收治的200例NSCLC患者,以7∶3比例随机分为训练集(141例)、验证集(59例),化疗前行生化检查。采用LASSO回归筛选NSCLC患者新辅助治疗疗效相关特征变量,基于随机森林算法构建预测模型;通过ROC曲线下面积(AUC)、校准曲线及决策曲线(DCA)评估模型预测效能,并用验证集验证其稳定性。 结果 NSCLC患者新辅助治疗疗效相关变量包括肿瘤最大直径、分化程度、PI3K mRNA、AKT mRNA、mTOR mRNA、癌胚抗原(CEA)。训练集、验证集中随机森林模型的AUC分别为0.889、0.801。训练集、验证集随机森林模型的Brier得分分别为0.091、0.110。DCA曲线显示,训练集在0.10~0.76范围内高于None线,验证集在0.10~0.58范围内高于None线,训练集性能>验证集性能,符合模型验证的黄金法则。 结论 基于血清PI3K、AKT、mTOR水平建立的随机森林模型对NSCLC患者新辅助治疗疗效具有较高的预测效能,有助于辅助临床决策。 -
关键词:
- 非小细胞肺癌 /
- 磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶 /
- 丝氨酸-苏氨酸激酶 /
- 哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白 /
- 新辅助治疗 /
- 疗效 /
- 预测模型
Abstract:Objective There are individual differences in the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/serine-threonine kinase (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is a key regulatory pathway for the occurrence and development of NSCLC. The aim of this study is to explore the efficacy of the prediction model based on the above serum indicators to guide clinical treatment decisions. Methods A total of 200 patients with NSCLC were selected from those admitted to Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University from January 2024 to April 2025. They were randomly divided into a training set (n=141) and a validation set (n= 59) in a 7∶3 ratio. Biochemical tests were conducted before chemotherapy. LASSO regression was employed to screen for characteristic variables associated with the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy in NSCLC patients. A predictive model was then constructed based on the random forest algorithm. The predictive performance of the model was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration plots, and decision curve analysis (DCA), and was externally validated on the independent validation set. Results The variables related to the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC patients included the maximum diameter of the tumor, degree of differentiation, PI3K mRNA, AKT mRNA, mTOR mRNA, and carcinoembryonic antigen(CEA). A random forest model was constructed based on the variables related to the non-response of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in NSCLC patients screened out by LASSO regression, and the AUC values in the training set and the validation set were 0.889 and 0.801, respectively. The Brier scores in the training set and validation set random forest models were 0.091 and 0.110 respectively. The DCA curve revealed that, in the training set, the curve was above the "None" line within the threshold probability range of 0.10 to 0.76, while in the validation set, it remained above the "None" line from 0.10 to 0.58. The performance of the training set was superior to that of the validation set, adhering to the golden rule of model validation. Conclusion The random forest model established based on serum levels of PI3K, AKT, and mTOR demonstrates high predictive efficacy for the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC, thereby facilitating clinical decision-making. -
表 1 2组NSCLC患者一般资料比较
Table 1. Comparison of baseline characteristics between two groups of NSCLC patients
组别 例数 性别(例) 年龄
(x±s, 岁)吸烟
(例)组织学分型(例) 肿瘤最大直径(例) 分化程度(例) ECOG-PS评分(例) 合并基础疾病(例) 新辅助治疗方案(例) 男性 女性 鳞癌 腺癌 ≤3 cm >3 cm 低分化 中高分化 0~1分 2分 高血压 糖尿病 高脂血症 免疫+化疗 单纯化疗 靶向治疗 未缓解组 96 66 30 60.09±5.83 62 76 20 21 75 56 40 43 53 28 9 17 60 18 18 缓解组 104 70 34 59.21±5.29 65 78 26 39 65 43 61 59 45 36 12 15 79 7 18 统计量 0.048a 1.119b 0.094a 0.489a 5.804a 5.763a 2.847a 0.681a 0.248a 0.401a 7.129a P值 0.827 0.264 0.760 0.484 0.016 0.016 0.092 0.409 0.618 0.527 0.028 注:a为χ2值,b为t值。 表 2 2组NSCLC患者血清PI3K、AKT、mTOR mRNA及肿瘤标志物水平比较(x±s)
Table 2. Comparison of serum PI3K, AKT, mTOR mRNA levels and tumor marker levels between two groups of NSCLC patients (x±s)
组别 例数 PI3K AKT mTOR CEA(μg/L) SCC(μg/L) CYFRA21-1(μg/L) 未缓解组 96 5.62±1.76 5.31±1.50 4.17±1.51 13.32±2.05 4.48±0.89 10.61±1.96 缓解组 104 4.49±1.82 4.33±1.58 3.30±1.32 12.10±2.14 4.19±0.92 9.98±2.02 t值 4.457 4.490 4.346 4.110 2.262 2.235 P值 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 <0.001 0.025 0.027 表 3 随机森林模型对NSCLC患者新辅助治疗未缓解的预测效能
Table 3. Predictive performance of the random forest model for non-response to neoadjuvant therapy in NSCLC patients
数据集 AUC
(95% CI)灵敏度
(%)特异度
(%)准确度
(%)精确度
(%)F1值 训练集 0.889(0.825~0.936) 80.88 86.30 83.69 84.61 0.823 验证集 0.801(0.677~0.894) 85.71 67.74 75.27 70.59 0.807 -
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