Machine learning-based treatment outcome prediction in head and neck cancer using integrated noninvasive diagnostics
Clinical data appeared to be the strongest predictor of one-year survival in surgically treated HNSCC, although overall predictive performance was moderate. Postsurgical treatment information played a key role in predicting tube feeding dependence. While multimodal integration did not enhance overall model performance, it showed modest gains for weaker individual modalities, suggesting potential complementarity that warrants further investigation.
Authors
- Paula Bos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0194-1465)
- Marina Herrero-Huertas
- Maarten J. A. van Alphen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-6707)
- Marcel A. J. van Gerven (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2206-9098)
- Zuhir Bodalal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-8128)
- Melda Yeghaian
- Geerard L. Beets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-9912)
- Stefano Trebeschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5714-289X)
- Lilly-Ann van der Velden
- Francisco Javier Mendoza Ferradás
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra (ES)
- Oncode Institute (NL)
- Navarrabiomed (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (ES)
- Maastro Clinic (NL)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-025-03539-2
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport