Objective: To build a combined MRI radiomics and serum miR-181c-5p model to predict extracapsular extension(ECE) in clinically localized prostate cancer patients with prostate-specific antigen(PSA) in the gray zone, and to verify the model's generalizability. Methods: A total of 284 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer and PSA levels within the gray zone who were admitted to Handan First Hospital between February 2021 and December 2023 were prospectively enrolled as the training cohort. Patients were stratified into an ECE group(n=85) and a non-ECE group(n=199) based on the presence or absence of extracapsular extension(ECE) on postoperative pathological specimens. Baseline clinical data and serum miR-181c-5p levels were compared between the two groups, and MRI radiomic features were screened. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(LASSO) regression followed by multivariate Logistic regression was performed to identify independent risk factors for ECE, and a preoperative diagnostic model for ECE was established for patients with PSA gray zone clinically localized prostate cancer. An additional 121 patients treated at The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University from January 2024 to October 2025 were recruited as the external validation cohort, including 38 patients with ECE and 83 without ECE. Receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curves, calibration curves, and decision curve analysis(DCA) were applied to assess the model's generalizability. Results: Patients in the ECE group exhibited significantly higher prostate-specific antigen density(PSAD), biopsy Gleason score, percentage of T2-stage disease, percentage of peripheral zone lesions, percentage of apical involvement, and radiomic score(Rad-score), alongside smaller prostate volume and lower serum miR-181c-5p levels relative to the non-ECE group(all P<0.05). Two-step LASSO and multivariate Logistic regression analysis identified biopsy Gleason score, clinical T stage, apical involvement, miR-181c-5p, and Rad-score as independent risk factors for ECE(all P<0.05). Four preoperative predictive models for ECE were constructed using the five predictors above: a clinical-only model, a clinical-miR combined model, a clinical-MRI radiomics combined model, and an integrated multi-index model. ROC curve analysis revealed that the combined model yielded AUC values of 0.866(95%CI: 0.816-0.916) in the training cohort and 0.840(95%CI: 0.761-0.918) in the external validation cohort. Calibration curves demonstrated strong consistency between model-predicted ECE probabilities and actual observed ECE rates across both cohorts. Decision curve analysis confirmed that the combined model provided favorable clinical net benefit for ECE prediction over wide threshold probability ranges of 5%-99%(training cohort) and 4%-99%(external validation cohort). Conclusion: Built on biopsy Gleason score, clinical T stage, apical involvement, serum miR-181c-5p and Rad-score, this preoperative ECE prediction model for clinically localized prostate cancer patients with PSA in the gray zone shows excellent predictive performance and generalizability for preoperative ECE assessment. |
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