Modelling cancer outcomes of bone metastatic patients: combining survival data with N-Telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX) dynamics through joint models.

Susana VingaEunice CarrasquinhaIrina AlhoArlindo R FerreiraLuís CostaAlexandra M CarvalhoSusana Vinga

Published in: BMC medical informatics and decision making (2019)

The JM obtained confirm the association between NTX values and patients' response, attesting the importance of this time series, and additionally provide a deep understanding of the key survival covariates.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
squamous cell carcinoma
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
patient reported outcomes
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
papillary thyroid
skeletal muscle
lymph node metastasis
childhood cancer