Predicting erectile dysfunction after treatment for localized prostate cancer
Abstract
While the 10-year survival rate for localized prostate cancer patients is very good (>98%), side effects of treatment may limit quality of life significantly. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common burden associated with increasing age as well as prostate cancer treatment. Although many studies have investigated the factors affecting erectile dysfunction (ED) after prostate cancer treatment, only limited studies have investigated whether ED can be predicted before the start of treatment. The advent of machine learning (ML) based prediction tools in oncology offers a promising approach to improve accuracy of prediction and quality of care. Predicting ED may help aid shared decision making by making the advantages and disadvantages of certain treatments clear, so that a tailored treatment for an individual patient can be chosen. This study aimed to predict ED at 1-year and 2-year post-diagnosis based on patient demographics, clinical data and patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) measured at diagnosis.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2110.00615,
title = {Predicting erectile dysfunction after treatment for localized prostate cancer},
author = {Hajar Hasannejadasl and Cheryl Roumen and Henk van der Poel and Ben Vanneste and Joep van Roermund and Katja Aben and Petros Kalendralis and Biche Osong and Lambertus Kiemeney and Inge Van Oort and Renee Verwey and Laura Hochstenbach and Esther J. Bloemen- van Gurp and Andre Dekker and Rianne R. R. Fijten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.00615},
year = {2021}
}