Prediction of local failure after stereotactic radiotherapy in melanoma brain metastases using ensemble learning on clinical, dosimetric, and radiomic data.
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- #! /usr/bin/Rscript --vanilla
- library(MuMIn)
- library(survival)
- library("survminer")
- set.seed(7)
- source("DataSplitter.R")
- source("Outcome.R")
- source("MelanomeCSVParser.R")
- source("FeatureReduction.R")
- source("Model.R")
- source("PredefinedFeatureReductionRuleSequences.R")
- source("MelanomeSettings.R")
- source("ModelTrainer.R")
- source("ModelSelectionInnerLoop.R")
- source("TrackVariables.R")
- args <- commandArgs(trailingOnly = TRUE)
- if (length(args) > 2) {
- path <- args[1]
- featuresToConsider <- NULL
- featuresToConsiderArg <- args[2]
- availableFeatures = c("radiomics", "clinic", "dose", "combined")
- if (featuresToConsiderArg %in% availableFeatures) {
- featuresToConsider <- featuresToConsiderArg
- }
- if (is.null(featuresToConsider)) {
- stop("Argment for features to use is not correct", call. = FALSE)
- }
- doNestedCV <- NULL
- doNestedCVArg = args[3]
- if (doNestedCVArg == "true") {
- doNestedCV <- TRUE
- } else if (doNestedCVArg == "false") {
- doNestedCV <- FALSE
- }
- if (is.null(doNestedCV)) {
- stop("Argment for nested CV is not correct", call. = FALSE)
- }
- } else {
- stop("Wrong number of arguments.n", call. = FALSE)
- }
- melanomaNestedCrossValidation = function(settings) {
- dataList <- settings$csvParser$readCSVFiles()
- featureSets <- list()
- for (featureSetName in settings$featureSets) {
- parser <- settings$featureSetParserMapping[[featureSetName]]
- featureSets[[featureSetName]] <- parser(dataList)
- }
- outcome <- settings$csvParser$getOutcome(dataList[[1]])
- dataSplitter <- settings$getDataSplitter()
- variableTracker = TrackVariables$new(path)
- for (outerFoldNumber in seq_len(settings$nuOfOuterFolds)) {
- trainTestSetOutcome <- dataSplitter$sampleDataset(outcome)
- trainTestSetsSplits <- list()
- for (featureSetName in settings$featureSets) {
- trainTestSetsSplits[[featureSetName]] <- dataSplitter$getSubsetWithCurrentIdx(featureSets[[featureSetName]])
- }
- trainSets <- lapply(trainTestSetsSplits, `[[`, "trainSet")
- testSets <- lapply(trainTestSetsSplits, `[[`, "testSet")
- modelsPreprocessorsDatasets <- modelSelectionInnerLoop(trainTestSetOutcome$trainSet, settings, trainSets)
- selectedModel <- evaluateAllModelsOnAllValidationSets(modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$models, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$featureReductioContainers, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets)
- if (!is.null(selectedModel$model)) {
- trainModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, trainTestSetOutcome$trainSet, trainSets)
- testAccuracy <- evaluateModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, trainTestSetOutcome$testSet, testSets)
- variableTracker$trackVariable(testAccuracy)
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$model, "bestModels")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$preprocessor, "preprocessors")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(list(dataSplitter$getTestIdxs()), "testIdxs")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(list(dataSplitter$getTrainIdxs()), "trainIdxs")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets, "trainTestSetsInnerLoop")
- variableTracker$saveTrackedVariablesToRds()
- }
- }
- }
- melanomaCrossValidation = function(settings) {
- dataList <- settings$csvParser$readCSVFiles()
- featureSets <- list()
- for (featureSetName in settings$featureSets) {
- parser <- settings$featureSetParserMapping[[featureSetName]]
- featureSets[[featureSetName]] <- parser(dataList)
- }
- outcome <- settings$csvParser$getOutcome(dataList[[1]])
- modelsPreprocessorsDatasets <- modelSelectionInnerLoop(outcome, settings, featureSets)
- selectedModel <- evaluateAllModelsOnAllValidationSets(modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$models, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$featureReductioContainers, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets)
- trainModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, outcome, featureSets)
- testAccuracy <- evaluateModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, outcome, featureSets)
- variableTracker = TrackVariables$new(path)
- variableTracker$trackVariable(testAccuracy)
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$model, "bestModels")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$preprocessor, "preprocessors")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets, "trainTestSetsInnerLoop")
- variableTracker$saveTrackedVariablesToRds()
- }
- melanomaTestOnExternalData = function(settings) {
- dataList <- settings$csvParser$readCSVFiles()
- featureSets <- list()
- for (featureSetName in settings$featureSets) {
- parser <- settings$featureSetParserMapping[[featureSetName]]
- featureSets[[featureSetName]] <- parser(dataList)
- }
- outcome <- settings$csvParser$getOutcome(dataList[[1]])
- dataSplitter <- settings$getDataSplitter()
- modelsPreprocessorsDatasets <- modelSelectionInnerLoop(outcome, settings, featureSets)
- selectedModel <- evaluateAllModelsOnAllValidationSets(modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$models, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$featureReductioContainers, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets)
- trainModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets[[1]]$outcomeTrain, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets[[1]]$featuresTrain)
- testAccuracy <- evaluateModelOnNewData(selectedModel$model, selectedModel$preprocessor, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets[[1]]$outcomeTest, modelsPreprocessorsDatasets$testTrainSets[[1]]$featuresTest)
- dataSplitter$sampleDataset(outcome)
- variableTracker = TrackVariables$new(path)
- variableTracker$trackVariable(testAccuracy)
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$model, "bestModels")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(selectedModel$preprocessor, "preprocessors")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(list(dataSplitter$getTestIdxs()), "testIdxs")
- variableTracker$trackVariableWithName(list(dataSplitter$getTrainIdxs()), "trainIdxs")
- variableTracker$saveTrackedVariablesToRds()
- }
- csvParser <- MelanomeCSVParser$new()
- if (featuresToConsider == "radiomics") {
- settings <- MelanomeSettingsRadiomics$new(csvParser)
- } else if (featuresToConsider == "clinic") {
- settings <- MelanomeSettingsClinical$new(csvParser)
- } else if (featuresToConsider == "dose") {
- settings <- MelanomeSettingsDose$new(csvParser)
- } else {
- settings <- MelanomeSettings$new(csvParser)
- }
- if (doNestedCV) {
- melanomaNestedCrossValidation(settings)
- } else {
- melanomaCrossValidation(settings)
- }
RunModelTrainingWithCV.R at commit ff63ec1, under MIT · at the source
Overview
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Medical Faculty University of Freiburg,Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Medical Faculty University of Freiburg,Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein,Kiel, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, TUM School of Medicine and Health, TUM University Hospital Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich,Munich, Germany
- Department of Neuroradiology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Medical Faculty University of Freiburg,Freiburg, Germany
- Division of Medical Physics, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Medical Faculty University of Freiburg,Freiburg, Germany
Abstract
Background: This study aimed to predict lesion-specific outcomes after stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) in patients with brain metastases from malignant melanoma (MBM), using clinical, dosimetric, and pretherapeutic MRI data.
Methods: In this multicenter retrospective study, 517 MBM from 130 patients treated with single-fraction or hypofractionated SRT at three centers were analyzed. From contrast-enhanced T1-weighted MRI, 1576 radiomic features (RF) were extracted per lesion − 788 from the gross tumor volume (GTV) and 788 from a 3 mm peritumoral margin. Clinical, dosimetric and RF data from one center were used for feature selection and model development via nested cross-validation employing an ensemble learning approach; external validation used data from the other two centers.
Results: Local failure occurred in 72/
Conclusions: Pretherapeutic MRI features, particularly from the peritumoral region, show promise for predicting lesion-specific outcomes in MBM after SRT. Their consistent contribution suggests biologically relevant information that may support individualized treatment planning. Combined with clinical data, these markers offer prognostic insight, though generalizability remains limited by data heterogeneity.
Clinical trial number: Not applicable.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/
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16 files
- DataSplitter.R, R, 165 lines
- EvaluateHrOfCvModels.R, R, 70 lines
- EvaluateModelsOfCV.R, R, 145 lines
- FeatureReduction.R, R, 483 lines
- MelanomeCSVParser.R, R, 143 lines
- MelanomeSettings.R, R, 136 lines
- Model.R, R, 106 lines
- ModelSelectionInnerLoop.
R , R, 157 lines - ModelTrainer.R, R, 187 lines
- Outcome.R, R, 43 lines
- PredefinedFeatureReducti
onRuleSequences.R , R, 48 lines - RunModelTrainingWithCV.R
, R, 174 lines, 2 matches - TrackVariables.R, R, 44 lines
- pythonFunctions/
pythonCode.py , Python, 119 lines - LICENSE, License, 21 lines
- README.md, Text, 47 lines
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Wielenberg, N. E., Sachpazidis, I., Blanck, O., Zander, L., Peeken, J. C., Combs, S. E., Urbach, H., Zaitsev, M., Baltas, D., Popp, I., Grosu, A.-L., & Fechter, T. (2026). Prediction of local failure after stereotactic radiotherapy in melanoma brain metastases using ensemble learning on clinical, dosimetric, and radiomic data. Radiation oncology (London, England), 21(1), 50. https://
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@article{wielenberg2026p
author = {Wielenberg, Nanna E. and Sachpazidis, Ilias and Blanck, Oliver and Zander, Lucas and Peeken, Jan C. and Combs, Stephanie E. and Urbach, Horst and Zaitsev, Maxim and Baltas, Dimos and Popp, Ilinca and Grosu, Anca-Ligia and Fechter, Tobias},
title = {{Prediction of local failure after stereotactic radiotherapy in melanoma brain metastases using ensemble learning on clinical, dosimetric, and radiomic data}},
journal = {Radiation oncology (London, England)},
year = {2026},
month = mar,
volume = {21},
number = {1},
pages = {50},
publisher = {BMC},
issn = {1748-717X},
doi = {10.1186/
url = {https://
pmid = {41864968},
pmcid = {PMC13063852}
}
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