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Observational studyJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2025

Assisting the Diagnosis of Cirrhosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Based on Machine Learning Algorithms: A Novel Non-Invasive Approach.

Emre Dirican, Tayibe Bal, Yusuf Onlen, Figen Sarigul, Ulku User, Nagehan Didem Sari, Behice Kurtaran, Ebubekir Senates, Alper Gunduz, Esra Zerdali and 35 more

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Observational study in Journal of clinical laboratory analysis, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03145844 (Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Agents in Hepatitis C Patients), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Agents in Hepatitis C Patients

TypeobservationalSponsorFehmi TabakRan2017 to 2018Enrolled2,700ConditionsHepatitis C, Hepatitis C Relapse, Hepatitis C Recurrent
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Emre DiricanDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3550-1326
Tayibe BalDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Yusuf OnlenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Figen SarigulDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Ulku UserDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Nagehan Didem SariDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Behice KurtaranDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Ebubekir SenatesDepartment of Gastroenterology, Medicana International Istanbul Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Alper GunduzDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Esra ZerdaliDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7023-6639
Hasan KarsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Harran University, Sanlıurfa, Turkey.
Ayse BatirelDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ridvan KaraaliDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hatice Rahmet GunerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Tansu YamazhanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
Sukran KoseDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
Nurettin ErbenDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Nevin Koc InceDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey.
Iftihar KoksalDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Acibadem University, Atakent Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nefise OztoprakDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Gulsen YorukDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Suheyla KomurDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Sibel Yildiz KayaDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Corum, Turkey.
Ilkay BozkurtDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Ozgur GunalDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Samsun University, Samsun, Turkey.
Ilknur Esen YildizDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Dilara InanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Sener BarutDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey.
Mustafa NamiduruDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
Selma TosunDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Kamuran TurkerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Alper SenerDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Izmir Katip Celebi Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
Kenan HizelDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Nurcan BaykamDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey.
Fazilet DuyguDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziosmanpaşa University, Tokat, Germany.
Hurrem BodurDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Guray CanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey.
Hanefi Cem GulDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Gülhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ayse Sagmak TartarDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazıg, Turkey.
Guven CelebiDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Mahmut SunnetciogluDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
Oguz KarabayDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
Hayat Kumbasar KaraosmanogluDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Health Sciences University, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatma SirmatelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Izmir Tınaztepe University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.
Omer Fehmi TabakDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThis study aimed to determine the important features and cut-off values after demonstrating the detectability of cirrhosis using routine laboratory test results of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients in machine learning (ML) algorithms.

methodsThis retrospective multicenter (37 referral centers) study included the data obtained from the Hepatitis C Turkey registry of 1164 patients with biopsy-proven CHC. Three different ML algorithms were used to classify the presence/absence of cirrhosis with the determined features.

resultsThe highest performance in the prediction of cirrhosis (Accuracy = 0.89, AUC = 0.87) was obtained from the Random Forest (RF) method. The five most important features that contributed to the classification were platelet, αlpha-feto protein (AFP), age, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), and prothrombin time (PT). The cut-off values of these features were obtained as platelet < 182.000/mm

conclusionThese findings indicated that the RF-based ML algorithm could classify cirrhosis with high accuracy. Thus, crucial features and cut-off values for physicians in the detection of cirrhosis were determined. In addition, although AFP is not included in non-invasive indexes, it had a remarkable contribution in predicting cirrhosis.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT03145844.

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Hepatitis C, ChronicLiver CirrhosisMachine LearningAdultAgedAlgorithmsFemalegamma-GlutamyltransferaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlatelet CountRetrospective Studiesgamma-Glutamyltransferasealfa‐feto proteinchronic hepatitis Cclassificationdiagnosis of cirrhosismachine learning

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PMID40384539
PMCPMC12179807

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