BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate survival outcomes and recurrence patterns using machine learning in patients with salivary gland malignant tumor (SGMT) undergoing adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive SGMT patients were identified, and a data set included nine predictor variables and a dependent variable [disease-free survival (DFS) event] was standardized. The open-source R software was used. Survival outcomes were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The random forest approach was used to select the important explanatory variables. A classification tree that optimally partitioned SGMT patients with different DFS rates was built. RESULTS: In total, 54 SGMT patients were included in the final analysis. Five-year DFS was 62.1%. The top two important variables identified were pathologic node (pN) and pathologic tumor (pT). Based on these explanatory variables, patients were partitioned in three groups, including pN0, pT1-2 pN+ and pT3-4 pN+ with 26%, 38% and 75% probability of recurrence, respectively. Accordingly, 5-year DFS rates were 73.7%, 57.1% and 34.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed decision tree algorithm is an appropriate tool to partition SGMT patients. It can guide decision-making and future research in the SGMT field.
BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate survival outcomes and recurrence patterns using machine learning in patients with salivary gland malignant tumor (SGMT) undergoing adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Consecutive SGMT patients were identified, and a data set included nine predictor variables and a dependent variable [disease-free survival (DFS) event] was standardized. The open-source R software was used. Survival outcomes were estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. The random forest approach was used to select the important explanatory variables. A classification tree that optimally partitioned SGMT patients with different DFS rates was built. RESULTS: In total, 54 SGMT patients were included in the final analysis. Five-year DFS was 62.1%. The top two important variables identified were pathologic node (pN) and pathologic tumor (pT). Based on these explanatory variables, patients were partitioned in three groups, including pN0, pT1-2 pN+ and pT3-4 pN+ with 26%, 38% and 75% probability of recurrence, respectively. Accordingly, 5-year DFS rates were 73.7%, 57.1% and 34.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The proposed decision tree algorithm is an appropriate tool to partition SGMT patients. It can guide decision-making and future research in the SGMT field.
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