Abstract

Using the method of meta-analysis to systematically evaluate the consistency of treatment schemes between Watson for Oncology (WFO) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), and to provide references for the practical application of artificial intelligence clinical decision-support system in cancer treatment. We systematically searched articles about the clinical applications of Watson for Oncology in the databases and conducted meta-analysis using RevMan 5.3 software. A total of 9 studies were identified, including 2463 patients. When the MDT is consistent with WFO at the ‘Recommended’ or the ‘For consideration’ level, the overall concordance rate is 81.52%. Among them, breast cancer was the highest and gastric cancer was the lowest. The concordance rate in stage I–III cancer is higher than that in stage IV, but the result of lung cancer is opposite (P < 0.05).Similar results were obtained when MDT was only consistent with WFO at the "recommended" level. Moreover, the consistency of estrogen and progesterone receptor negative breast cancer patients, colorectal cancer patients under 70 years old or ECOG 0, and small cell lung cancer patients is higher than that of estrogen and progesterone positive breast cancer patients, colorectal cancer patients over 70 years old or ECOG 1–2, and non-small cell lung cancer patients, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). Treatment recommendations made by WFO and MDT were highly concordant for cancer cases examined, but this system still needs further improvement. Owing to relatively small sample size of the included studies, more well-designed, and large sample size studies are still needed.

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Title
A meta-analysis of Watson for Oncology in clinical application
Author
Zhou, Jie 1 ; Zeng, Zhiying 2 ; Li, Li 3 

 Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor, Ministry of Education, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Nanning, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.256607.0) (ISNI:0000 0004 1798 2653); The Second Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Department of Gynecology, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.413432.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1798 5993) 
 The Second Affiliated Hospital, University of South China, Department of Anesthesiology, Hengyang, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.413432.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1798 5993) 
 Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High Frequency Tumor, Ministry of Education, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Nanning, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.256607.0) (ISNI:0000 0004 1798 2653) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2500163117
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.