NSCLC EGFR Mutation Prediction via Random Forest Model: A Clinical–CT–Radiomics Integration Approach.

Highlights: What are the main findings? Accurate estimation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status in NSCLC patients can be achieved through a predictive framework combining clinical, CT, and radiomic information. The best-performing Random Forest model (11 features) achieved an...

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Publicado en:Advances in Respiratory Medicine (MDPI) Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 39 - 62
Autores principales: Benfares, Anass, Alami, Badreddine, Boukansa, Sara, Qjidaa, Mamoun, Benomar, Ikram, Serraj, Mounia, Lakhssassi, Ahmed, Jamil, Mohammed Ouazzani, Maaroufi, Mustapha, Qjidaa, Hassan
Formato: diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: MDPI Oct2025
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        atl: NSCLC EGFR Mutation Prediction via Random Forest Model: A Clinical–CT–Radiomics Integration Approach.
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          Benfares, Anass
          Alami, Badreddine
          Boukansa, Sara
          Qjidaa, Mamoun
          Benomar, Ikram
          Serraj, Mounia
          Lakhssassi, Ahmed
          Jamil, Mohammed Ouazzani
          Maaroufi, Mustapha
          Qjidaa, Hassan
        affil: Faculty of Sciences, Department of Computer Science, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez 30000, Morocco
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          Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung Familial and Genetic
          Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors
          Mutation
          Tomography, X-Ray Computed
          Radiomics
          Random Forest
          Machine Learning
          Prediction Models
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          Africa, Northern
          Retrospective Design
          Record Review
          Prospective Studies
          Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient
          Descriptive Statistics
          Confidence Intervals
          Sensitivity and Specificity
          Precision
          Tobacco Products
          Decision Trees
          ROC Curve
          Academic Medical Centers
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      ab: Highlights: What are the main findings? Accurate estimation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status in NSCLC patients can be achieved through a predictive framework combining clinical, CT, and radiomic information. The best-performing Random Forest model (11 features) achieved an AUC of 0.91 (95% CI: 0.81–1.00). Subgroup results were EGFR-WT (F1-score = 0.91 ± 0.02) and EGFR-Mutant (F1-score = 0.68 ± 0.04), confirming balanced though differentiated predictive performance. What is the implication of the main finding? The proposed non-invasive prediction tool may assist in early identification of candidates for tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy when tissue sampling is limited. This integrative approach supports the development of AI-driven, personalized diagnostic strategies in lung cancer management. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Accurate determination of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation status is essential for selecting patients eligible for tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). However, invasive genotyping is often limited by tissue accessibility and sample quality. This study presents a non-invasive machine learning model combining clinical data, CT morphological features, and radiomic descriptors to predict EGFR mutation status. A retrospective cohort of 138 patients with confirmed EGFR status and pre-treatment CT scans was analyzed. Radiomic features were extracted with PyRadiomics, and feature selection applied mutual information, Spearman correlation, and wrapper-based methods. Five Random Forest models were trained with different feature sets. The best-performing model, based on 11 selected variables, achieved an AUC of 0.91 (95% CI: 0.81–1.00) under stratified five-fold cross-validation, with an accuracy of 0.88 ± 0.03. Subgroup analysis showed that EGFR-WT had a performance of precision 0.93 ± 0.04, recall 0.92 ± 0.03, F1-score 0.91 ± 0.02, and EGFR-Mutant had a performance of precision 0.76 ± 0.05, recall 0.71 ± 0.05, F1-score 0.68 ± 0.04. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis identified tobacco use, enhancement pattern, and gray-level-zone entropy as key predictors. Decision curve analysis confirmed clinical utility, supporting its role as a non-invasive tool for EGFR-screening.
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