Gopika SenthilKumar, Jennifer Merrill, Ugwuji N Maduekwe, Jordan M Cloyd, Keith Fournier, Daniel E Abbott, Nabeel Zafar, Sameer Patel, Fabian Johnston, Sean Dineen, Joel Baumgartner, Travis E Grotz, Shishir K Maithel, Mustafa Raoof, Laura Lambert, Ryan Hendrix, Anai N Kothari
INTRODUCTION: In patients with disseminated appendiceal cancer (dAC) who underwent cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), characterizing and predicting those who will develop early recurrence could provide a framework for personalizing follow-up. This study aims to: (1) characterize patients with dAC that are at risk for recurrence within 2 y following of CRS ± HIPEC (early recurrence; ER), (2) utilize automated machine learning (AutoML) to predict at-risk patients, and (3) identifying factors that are influential for prediction...
September 2, 2023: Journal of Surgical Research