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ArticleScientific reports2023

Long-term survival and second malignant tumor prediction in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors using Random Survival Forests: a SEER analysis.

Ivy Y Zhang, Gregory R Hart, Bo Qin, Jun Deng

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ivy Y ZhangDepartment of Statistics and Data Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Gregory R HartInstitute for Disease Modeling, Global Health Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Bo QinDepartment of Quantitative Biomedical Science, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA.
Jun DengDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. jun.deng@yale.edu.
Yale University · USDartmouth College · USGates Foundation · US

Funding

Tracking Organ Doses for Patient Safety in Radiation TherapyR01EB022589 · NIBIB · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI DENG, JUN · 2016 to 2018
$1.1M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01EB022589
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Survival and second malignancy prediction models can aid clinical decision making. Most commonly, survival analysis studies are performed using traditional proportional hazards models, which require strong assumptions and can lead to biased estimates if violated. Therefore, this study aims to implement an alternative, machine learning (ML) model for survival analysis: Random Survival Forest (RSF). In this study, RSFs were built using the U.S. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results to (1) predict 30-year survival in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors; and (2) predict risk and site of a second tumor within 30 years of the first tumor diagnosis in these age groups. The final RSF model for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult survival has an average Concordance index (C-index) of 92.9%, 94.2%, and 94.4% and average time-dependent area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) at 30-years since first diagnosis of 90.8%, 93.6%, 96.1% respectively. The final RSF model for pediatric, adolescent, and young adult second malignancy has an average C-index of 86.8%, 85.2%, and 88.6% and average time-dependent AUC at 30-years since first diagnosis of 76.5%, 88.1%, and 99.0% respectively. This study suggests the robustness and potential clinical value of ML models to alleviate physician burden by quickly identifying highest risk individuals.

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Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsNeoplasms, Second PrimaryAdolescentChildHumansProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival AnalysisYoung Adult

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PMID36732358
PMCPMC9894907
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