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Habitat Analysis of Tumor Thrombus for Vena Cava Wall Invasion in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Sponsor: Liu Zhuo
Summary
Tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava can invade the vessel wall. Doctors must know the invasion status before surgery. The status changes the surgical plan. Preoperative imaging has limited accuracy for wall invasion. Habitat imaging divides a tumor into subregions. Each subregion is a habitat. The method uses voxel-level image features. This study will test whether habitat imaging can diagnose inferior vena cava wall invasion. The participants have renal cell carcinoma with renal vein or inferior vena cava tumor thrombus. The study will use existing preoperative contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. The reference standard is the pathology report from surgery. The primary measurement is the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of the habitat model for wall invasion. The study will also measure sensitivity, specificity, calibration, and clinical utility. In an exploratory analysis, the study will compare imaging habitats with spatial transcriptomic regions. The study will use available Visium data from two participants. This is a retrospective observational study. The study has no intervention. The study will not change clinical care. The results will show whether habitat imaging can support preoperative planning.
Official title: HABITAT: Habitat Analysis of Tumor Thrombus Boundary for Invasion Assessment With Transcriptomic Analysis of Tissue - a Diagnostic Accuracy and Spatial Transcriptomic Validation Study in Renal Cell Carcinoma With Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Thrombus
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
273
Start Date
2026-11-30
Completion Date
2027-09-01
Last Updated
2026-10-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Locations (1)
Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China