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ArticleScientific reports2026

Comparison of artificial intelligence and multidisciplinary team recommendations in the management of colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Mustafa Yılmaz, Najmaddın Abbaslı, Simge Tuna, Uğfe Kuyucuoğlu, Cumhur Özcan, Hilmi Bozkurt, Tahsin Çolak

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7 authors.

Mustafa YılmazDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey. dktrmstfylmz@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-3258
Najmaddın AbbaslıDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-4678-3749
Simge TunaDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-2578-9107
Uğfe KuyucuoğluDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-1500-7405
Cumhur ÖzcanDepartment of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-025X
Hilmi BozkurtDepartment of Gastroenterology Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-0523
Tahsin ÇolakDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine , Mersin University , Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7253-5608

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are central to treatment planning for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRCLM) but require time and consistent access to expertise. Chat-based large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT can generate recommendations from written clinical summaries; however, their concordance with MDT decisions in CRCLM is not well characterized. We conducted a single-center retrospective concordance study of 30 consecutive CRCLM cases discussed at an MDT. ChatGPT was provided a standardized anonymized text synopsis (without direct imaging access) and asked for management recommendations under two a priori conditions: (1) baseline synopsis only, and (2) a conditional query in which resectability status was explicitly specified. Each case and condition was queried three independent times in separate sessions using identical prompts; outputs were mapped to predefined management categories. Agreement between the final LLM recommendation and MDT decisions was assessed using percent agreement and Cohen's kappa. Across repeated runs, the LLM assigned the same management category in all cases (within-model consistency 100%, 3/3) for both querying conditions. In the baseline condition, agreement with MDT decisions was 66.7% (20/30; Cohen's kappa = 0.606, moderate agreement). In the conditional resectability-specified condition, agreement was 93.3% (28/30; Cohen's kappa = 0.924, very good agreement). Baseline discordant cases were characterized by conservative model outputs, including recommendations for systemic therapy and/or additional diagnostic work-up; only two cases remained discordant after resectability was specified. A chat-based LLM showed moderate concordance with unanimous MDT recommendations from minimal case summaries and very good concordance when resectability status was explicitly specified. These findings support feasibility as a supervised decision-support adjunct, but do not establish clinical benefit; prospective outcome-based validation is required.

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Artificial IntelligenceColorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsPatient Care TeamFemaleGenerative Artificial IntelligenceHumansLarge Language ModelsMaleRetrospective StudiesArtificial intelligenceColorectal neoplasmsDecision support systemsLiver neoplasmsPatient care team

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PMCPMC12923506

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