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ABSTRACT: Background
Machine learning methodologies play an important role in predicting progression of disease or responses to medical therapy. We previously derived and validated a machine learning algorithm to predict response to thiopurines in an inflammatory bowel disease population. We aimed to apply a modified algorithm to predict postsurgical treatment response using clinical trial data.Methods
TOPPIC was a multicenter randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of 240 patients, evaluating the effectiveness of 6-mercaptopurine in preventing or delaying postsurgical Crohn disease recurrence. We adapted a well-established machine learning algorithm to predict clinical recurrence postresection using age and multiple laboratory-specific covariates, and compared this to the thiopurine metabolite, 6-thioguanine.Results
The random forest machine learning algorithm demonstrates a mean under the receiver operator curve (AuROC) of 0.62 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.47, 0.78]. Similar results were evident when adding thiopurine metabolite (6-thioguanine) results. Alanine aminotransferase/mean corpuscular volume (ALT/MCV) and potassium × alkaline phosphatase (POT × ALK) predicted endoscopic and biologic recurrence, respectively, with AuROCs of 0.714 (95% CI 0.601, 0.827) and 0.730 (95% CI 0.618, 0.841).Conclusions
A machine learning algorithm with laboratory data from within the first 3 months postsurgically does not discriminate clinical recurrence well. Alternative noninvasive measures should be considered and further evaluated.
SUBMITTER: Waljee AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9802488 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waljee Akbar K AK Cohen-Mekelburg Shirley S Liu Yumu Y Liu Boang B Zhu Ji J Higgins Peter D R PDR
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<h4>Background</h4>Machine learning methodologies play an important role in predicting progression of disease or responses to medical therapy. We previously derived and validated a machine learning algorithm to predict response to thiopurines in an inflammatory bowel disease population. We aimed to apply a modified algorithm to predict postsurgical treatment response using clinical trial data.<h4>Methods</h4>TOPPIC was a multicenter randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial of 240 patie ...[more]