Early experience with Watson for Oncology: a clinical decision-support system for prostate cancer treatment recommendations.

Journal: World journal of urology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: Urological oncologists have difficulty providing optimal personalized care due to rapid alterations in scientific research results, medical advancements, and treatment guidelines. IBM's Watson for Oncology (WFO) is an artificial intelligence clinical decision-support system that assists oncologists with evidence-based treatment recommendations. In the present study, we examined the level of concordance between the treatment recommendations for prostate cancer according to WFO and the actual treatments that the patients received in the department of urology.

Authors

  • Seong Hyeon Yu
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
  • Myung Soo Kim
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
  • Ho Seok Chung
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. hschung615@gmail.com.
  • Eu Chang Hwang
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
  • Seung Il Jung
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
  • Taek Won Kang
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
  • Dongdeuk Kwon
    Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.