Artificial intelligence and lung cancer treatment decision: agreement with recommendation of multidisciplinary tumor board.

ABSTRACT:

Background

IBM Watson for Oncology (WFO) is a cognitive computing system helping physicians quickly identify key information in a patient's medical record, surface relevant evidence, and explore treatment options. This study assessed the possibility of using WFO for clinical treatment in lung cancer patients.

Methods

We evaluated the level of agreement between WFO and multidisciplinary team (MDT) for lung cancer. From January to December 2018, newly diagnosed lung cancer cases in Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital were retrospectively examined using WFO version 18.4 according to four treatment categories (surgery, radiotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, and palliative care). Treatment recommendations were considered concordant if the MDT recommendations were designated 're

SUBMITTER: Kim MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7354125 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature