Treatment-related features improve machine learning prediction of prognosis in soft tissue sarcoma patients.

Journal: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Current prognostic models for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) patients are solely based on staging information. Treatment-related data have not been included to date. Including such information, however, could help to improve these models.

Authors

  • Jan C Peeken
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Germany.
  • Tatyana Goldberg
    Allianz SE, Königinstr. 28, 80802 Munich, Germany.
  • Christoph Knie
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
  • Basil Komboz
    Allianz SE, Königinstraße 28, 80802, Munich, Germany.
  • Michael Bernhofer
    Department of Informatics & Center for Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - i12, Technische Universität München (TUM), Boltzmannstr. 3, Garching/Munich, 85748, Germany. Michael.Bernhofer@mytum.de.
  • Francesco Pasa
    Department of Computer Science, Informatik 9, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Boltzmannstraße 3, 85748, Garching, Germany.
  • Kerstin A Kessel
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675, Munich, Germany.
  • Pouya D Tafti
    Allianz SE, Königinstraße 28, 80802, Munich, Germany.
  • Burkhard Rost
  • Fridtjof Nüsslin
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany. Electronic address: nuesslin@tum.de.
  • Andreas E Braun
    Allianz SE, Königinstraße 28, 80802, Munich, Germany.
  • Stephanie E Combs
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 Munich, Germany; Institute of Innovative Radiotherapy (iRT), Department of Radiation Sciences (DRS), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale Krebsforschung (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Germany.