Greco Federico, Cataldo Marco, Zobel Bruno Beomonte, Mallio Carlo Augusto
Department of Radiology, Cittadella della Salute, Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Lecce, Piazza Filippo Bottazzi, 2, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Research Unit of Radiology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Genes (Basel). 2025 Mar 28;16(4):386. doi: 10.3390/genes16040386.
: Radiogenomics investigates the relationship between imaging features and genomic characteristics, offering a non-invasive approach to studying tumor biology. Nuclear receptor coactivator 7 () is a conserved nuclear receptor coactivator with potential prognostic relevance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). This study aims to evaluate the radiogenomic features associated with low expression in ccRCC patients and its correlation with tumor aggressiveness. : A cohort of 209 ccRCC patients was analyzed using genomic data from The Cancer Genome Atlas and imaging features from The Cancer Imaging Archive. Imaging characteristics were assessed through computed tomography scans, focusing on tumor size, margins, necrosis, growth patterns, and other radiological features. Statistical analyses, including Student's -test and Pearson's Chi-square test, were used to examine associations between expression and clinicopathological or radiological features, with significance set at < 0.05. : low expression was identified in 66.03% of patients and significantly associated with older age ( = 0.001), higher tumor grade ( = 0.015), advanced American Joint Committee of Cancer stage ( = 0.006), collateral vascular supply ( = 0.014), ill-defined margins ( = 0.016), tumor necrosis ( = 0.002), exophytic growth pattern ≥50% ( = 0.002), and perinephric fat stranding ( = 0.027). : These findings indicate a radiologic phenotype suggestive of increased tumor aggressiveness. low expression correlates with aggressive radiologic and clinicopathological features, underscoring its potential as a biomarker for poor prognosis in ccRCC. Radiogenomic integration provides insights into tumor behavior and aids in developing therapeutic strategies.
放射基因组学研究成像特征与基因组特征之间的关系,为研究肿瘤生物学提供了一种非侵入性方法。核受体共激活因子7( )是一种保守的核受体共激活因子,在透明细胞肾细胞癌(ccRCC)中具有潜在的预后相关性。本研究旨在评估ccRCC患者中与 低表达相关的放射基因组特征及其与肿瘤侵袭性的相关性。:使用来自癌症基因组图谱的基因组数据和来自癌症影像存档的成像特征,对一组209例ccRCC患者进行了分析。通过计算机断层扫描评估成像特征,重点关注肿瘤大小、边缘、坏死、生长模式和其他放射学特征。采用包括学生t检验和Pearson卡方检验在内的统计分析方法,检验 表达与临床病理或放射学特征之间的关联,显著性设定为 < 0.05。:66.03%的患者中发现 低表达,且与年龄较大( = 0.001)、肿瘤分级较高( = 0.015)、美国癌症联合委员会晚期分期( = 0.006)、侧支血管供应( = 0.014)、边界不清( = 0.016)、肿瘤坏死( = 0.002)、外生性生长模式≥50%( = 0.002)和肾周脂肪条索( = 0.027)显著相关。:这些发现表明存在提示肿瘤侵袭性增加的放射学表型。 低表达与侵袭性放射学和临床病理特征相关,强调了其作为ccRCC预后不良生物标志物的潜力。放射基因组整合有助于深入了解肿瘤行为并辅助制定治疗策略。