Objective: To identify risk factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with adrenocorticotropic hormone(ACTH) adenomas using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO) regression combined with logistic regression, and to develop a clinical prediction model. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 205 patients with ACTH adenoma in the Department of Neurosurgery of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from 2013 to 2023. Clinical baseline characteristics(age, sex), preoperative endocrine parameters [ACTH, serum cortisol, urinary free cortisol(UFC)], radiological features(maximum tumor diameter, invasiveness, optic chiasm compression), and pathological variables(Ki-67 proliferation index, p53 expression, osteoporosis) were collected. The postoperative prognosis is dichotomized as good prognosis and poor prognosis. Univariate analysis is conducted using independent sample t-test and χ2 test to screen candidate variables. Independent risk factors are selected through LASSO-Logistic regression combined with 10-fold cross-validation, and a multivariate prediction model is constructed; the discriminatory ability of the model is evaluated using are under the receiver operating characteristic curve, accuracy rate, etc., the calibration is verified using calibration curves, Brier score, etc., the clinical net benefit is assessed using decision curve analysis(DCA), and the importance of model features is analyzed using shapley additive explanations(SHAP) method. Results: Preoperative ACTH, Ki-67, tumor size, age, urine free cortisol and preoperative cortisol are associated with tumor recurrence. The comprehensive model of clinical variables(younger age of onset, maximum diameter of tumor, invasiveness of adenoma, osteoporosis, ACTH and Ki-67) can accurately predict the clinical prognosis of patients with ACTH adenoma. The analysis results of LASSO regression and machine learning models indicate that preoperative ACTH is the most predictive factor. Conclusion: Combining the clinical markers and clinical data of ACTH adenoma can accurately predict the clinical prognosis of patients. The establishment of the risk assessment model provides a valuable tool for the clinical evaluation and follow-up of patients with ACTH adenoma. |
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