Table 4 Performance of the constructed model combined with existing pathological variables according to multivariable analysis
| Â | C index | p | 3-y AUC | p | 5-y AUC | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Validation cohort 1 | ||||||
 IASLC grade & TNM stage | 0.737 (0.706–0.768) | <0.001 | 0.766 (0.726–0.806) | <0.001 | 0.802 (0.766–0.839) | <0.001 |
 WSI-based score & IASLC grade | 0.708 (0.677–0.739) | <0.001 | 0.733 (0.692–0.774) | <0.001 | 0.746 (0.707–0.786) | <.001 |
 WSI-based score & TNM stage | 0.706 (0.671–0.741) | <0.001 | 0.731 (0.684–0.777) | <0.001 | 0.740 (0.696–0.784) | <0.001 |
 WSI-based score & IASLC grade & TNM stage | 0.753 (0.720–0.786) | – | 0.782 (0.742–0.823) | – | 0.810 (0.772–0.847) | – |
Validation cohort 2 | ||||||
 IASLC grade & TNM stage | 0.777 (0.716–0.838) | <0.001 | 0.780 (0.695–0.866) | <0.001 | 0.877 (0.819–0.936) | <0.001 |
 WSI-based score & IASLC grade | 0.786 (0.729–0.843) | <0.001 | 0.795 (0.719–0.871) | <0.001 | 0.829 (0.762–0.895) | <0.001 |
 WSI-based score & TNM stage | 0.763 (0.706–0.820) | <0.001 | 0.804 (0.727–0.881) | <0.001 | 0.797 (0.718–0.876) | <0.001 |
 WSI-based score & IASLC grade & TNM stage | 0.811 (0.756–0.866) | – | 0.825 (0.747–0.904) | – | 0.881 (0.824–0.939) | – |