A novel staging system based on deep learning for overall survival in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Journal: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
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Abstract

PURPOSE: We developed DeepSurv, a deep learning approach for predicting overall survival (OS) in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We validated and visualized the novel staging system based on DeepSurv using data from multiple cohorts.

Authors

  • Hongyu Zhang
    School of Nursing, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
  • Xinzhan Jiang
    Department of Neurobiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
  • Qi Yu
    Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
  • Hanyong Yu
    Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
  • Chen Xu
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada.