Construction and evaluation of a prediction model for liver injury induced by chemotherapy for breast cancer

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2022.04.013

Abstract

Abstract: Objective

·To analyze the risk factors of liver injury induced by chemotherapy for breast cancer, and to construct and evaluate a prediction model of liver injury induced by chemotherapy.

Methods

·Breast cancer patients hospitalized at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from April 2019 to September 2021 who received anthracycline combined with cyclophosphamide sequential paclitaxel ± trastuzumab chemotherapy were enrolled in the study, and were divided into liver injury group and non-injury group. The risk factors of liver injury induced by chemotherapy were analyzed by χ² test and binary Logistic regression, and the prediction model was established. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive performance of the regression model, and then the predictive model was externally validated.

Results

·Two hundred and seven patients with breast cancer met the inclusion criteria in this study, and sixty-nine patients with liver injury (33.3%). Univariate analysis showed that the difference of chemotherapy regimen (χ²=44.851, P=0.000), hepatitis B virus infection (χ²=16.682, P=0.000), previous history of hypertension (χ²=13.211, P=0.004), tumor TNM staging (χ²=14.422, P=0.001), previous history of diabetes (χ²=4.839, P=0.028), low albumin level before chemotherapy (χ²=10.073, P=0.002) and elevated triacylglycerol (χ²=39.367, P=0.000) were statistically significant between the two groups. Binary Logistic regression showed that chemotherapy regimen (OR=4.734, 95%CI 1.687?13.283, P=0.003), hepatitis B virus infection (OR=4.530, 95%CI 1.806?11.366, P=0.001), tumor TNM stage Ⅲ (OR=5.304, 95%CI 1.802-15.608, P=0.002), previous history of diabetes (OR=3.041, 95%CI 1.196?7.729, P=0.019), and low albumin level before chemotherapy (OR=3.744, 95%CI 1.413?9.920, P=0.008) were independent risk factors for liver injury caused by chemotherapy. logit（P）=-3.471+ $1.511 ? X 1 + 1.112 ? X 2 + 1.320 ? X 3 + 0.755 ? X 4 + 0.691 ? X 5 + 0.973 ? X 6 + 1.258 ? X 7 + 0.741 ? X 8 + 1.668 ? X 9 + 1.555 ? X 10$ . The area under the ROC curve was 0.874, the standard error was 0.024, 95%CI 0.827?0.922, P=0.000. External validation showed that the specificity of the prediction model was 86.9%, the sensitivity was 76.9%; the positive predictive value was 71.4%, the negative predictive value was 89.8%; the accuracy was 83.9%; the Kappa value was 0.624, the standard error was 0.091, P=0.000.

Conclusion

·This Logistic regression model has high predictive performance and has certain reference value for breast doctors to predict whether patients have liver damage.

Key words: breast cancer, liver injury, predictive model, ROC curve, Kappa consistency test

CLC Number:

R737.9

XIA Kunjian, DENG Linlin, WANG Lin. Construction and evaluation of a prediction model for liver injury induced by chemotherapy for breast cancer[J]. Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Medical Science), 2022, 42(4): 502-509.

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Item	Control group （n=138）	Experimental group （n=69）	χ² value	P value
Chemotherapy regimen			44.851	0.000
AC/EC×4-T×4	114 （82.6）	25 （36.2）
AC/EC×4-P×12	24 （17.4）	44 （63.8）
Combined targeted therapy			0.998	0.318
No	78 （56.5）	44 （63.8）
Yes	60 （43.5）	25 （36.2）
Age			3.483	0.175
<40 years old	14 （10.1）	6 （8.7）
40~60 years old	87 （63.0）	52 （75.4）
>60 years old	37 （26.8）	11 （15.9）
Hepatitis B virus infection			16.682	0.000
No	120 （87.0）	43 （62.3）
Yes	18 （13.0）	26 （37.7）
Menstrual status			0.387	0.066
menstruating	44 （31.9）	31 （44.9）
postmenopausal	94 （68.1）	38 （55.1）
Previous history of hypertension			13.211	0.004
No	74 （53.6）	23 （33.3）
Grade Ⅰ	50 （36.2）	27 （39.1）
Grade Ⅱ	8 （5.8）	9 （13.0）
Grade Ⅲ	6 （4.3）	10 （14.5）
Tumor TNM staging			14.422	0.001
Phase Ⅰ	74 （53.6）	21 （30.4）
Phase Ⅱ	51 （37.0）	30 （43.5）
Phase Ⅲ	13 （9.4）	18 （26.1）
Previous history of diabetes			4.839	0.028
No	116 （84.1）	49 （71.0）
Yes	22 （15.9）	20 （29.0）
Low albumin levels before chemotherapy			10.073	0.002
No	121 （87.7）	48 （69.6）
Yes	17 （12.3）	21 （30.4）
Elevated triacylglycerol			39.367	0.000
No	115 （83.3）	28 （40.6）
Yes	23 （16.7）	41 （59.4）
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowered			2.877	0.090
Yes	24 （17.4）	19 （27.5）
No	114 （82.6）	50 （72.5）

Item	Control group （n=138）	Experimental group （n=69）	χ² value	P value
Chemotherapy regimen			44.851	0.000
AC/EC×4-T×4	114 （82.6）	25 （36.2）
AC/EC×4-P×12	24 （17.4）	44 （63.8）
Combined targeted therapy			0.998	0.318
No	78 （56.5）	44 （63.8）
Yes	60 （43.5）	25 （36.2）
Age			3.483	0.175
<40 years old	14 （10.1）	6 （8.7）
40~60 years old	87 （63.0）	52 （75.4）
>60 years old	37 （26.8）	11 （15.9）
Hepatitis B virus infection			16.682	0.000
No	120 （87.0）	43 （62.3）
Yes	18 （13.0）	26 （37.7）
Menstrual status			0.387	0.066
menstruating	44 （31.9）	31 （44.9）
postmenopausal	94 （68.1）	38 （55.1）
Previous history of hypertension			13.211	0.004
No	74 （53.6）	23 （33.3）
Grade Ⅰ	50 （36.2）	27 （39.1）
Grade Ⅱ	8 （5.8）	9 （13.0）
Grade Ⅲ	6 （4.3）	10 （14.5）
Tumor TNM staging			14.422	0.001
Phase Ⅰ	74 （53.6）	21 （30.4）
Phase Ⅱ	51 （37.0）	30 （43.5）
Phase Ⅲ	13 （9.4）	18 （26.1）
Previous history of diabetes			4.839	0.028
No	116 （84.1）	49 （71.0）
Yes	22 （15.9）	20 （29.0）
Low albumin levels before chemotherapy			10.073	0.002
No	121 （87.7）	48 （69.6）
Yes	17 （12.3）	21 （30.4）
Elevated triacylglycerol			39.367	0.000
No	115 （83.3）	28 （40.6）
Yes	23 （16.7）	41 （59.4）
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowered			2.877	0.090
Yes	24 （17.4）	19 （27.5）
No	114 （82.6）	50 （72.5）

Variable	Regression variable assignment
Dependent variable
Liver damage	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Independent variable
Chemotherapy regimen	AC/EC×4-T×4=0	AC/EC×4-P×12=1	‒	‒
Hepatitis B virus infection	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Previous history of hypertension	No=0	Grade Ⅰ=1	Grade Ⅱ=2	Grade Ⅲ=3
Tumor TNM staging	Phase Ⅰ=0	Phase Ⅱ=1	Phase Ⅲ=2	‒
Previous history of diabetes	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Low albumin levels before chemotherapy	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Elevated triacylglycerol	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒

Variable	Regression variable assignment
Dependent variable
Liver damage	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Independent variable
Chemotherapy regimen	AC/EC×4-T×4=0	AC/EC×4-P×12=1	‒	‒
Hepatitis B virus infection	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Previous history of hypertension	No=0	Grade Ⅰ=1	Grade Ⅱ=2	Grade Ⅲ=3
Tumor TNM staging	Phase Ⅰ=0	Phase Ⅱ=1	Phase Ⅲ=2	‒
Previous history of diabetes	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Low albumin levels before chemotherapy	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒
Elevated triacylglycerol	No=0	Yes=1	‒	‒

Independent variable	β	P value	OR	95%CI
Independent variable	β	P value	OR	Lower limit	Upper limit
Hepatitis B virus infection
No	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Yes	1.511	0.001	4.530	1.806	11.366
Tumor TNM staging
Phase Ⅰ	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Phase Ⅱ	0.741	0.084	2.098	0.906	4.857
Phase Ⅲ	1.668	0.002	5.304	1.802	15.608
Previous history of diabetes
No	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Yes	1.112	0.019	3.041	1.196	7.729
Low albumin levels before chemotherapy
No	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Yes	1.320	0.008	3.744	1.413	9.920
Previous history of hypertension
No	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Grade Ⅰ	0.691	0.109	1.996	0.857	4.651
Grade Ⅱ	0.973	0.171	2.646	0.657	10.666
Grade Ⅲ	1.258	0.075	3.517	0.879	14.065
Elevated triacylglycerol
No	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
Yes	0.755	0.166	2.128	0.732	6.189
Chemotherapy regimen
AC/EC×4-T×4	‒	‒	1	‒	‒
AC/EC×4-P×12	1.555	0.003	4.734	1.687	13.283
Constant	-3.471	0.000	0.031	‒	‒