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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of top predictors of pCR (N = 240)

From: Machine learning prediction of pathological complete response and overall survival of breast cancer patients in an underserved inner-city population

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Predictors for pCR as the outcome

Accuracy

Sensitivity

Specificity

AUC

NN

ER+/HER2−, ER−/HER2+, TS, BPE, Mu, SI, Age, NG, Nstage, T-stage

0.731 ± 0.046

0.799 ± 0.092

0.7360 ± 0.09

0.7540 ± 0.039

RF

ER+/HER2−, ER−/HER2+, TS, BPE, Age, Mu, SI, NG, NS, T-stage

0.720 ± 0.056

0.583 ± 0.147

0.774 ± 0.068

0.7520 ± 0.064

LR

ER+/HER2−, ER−/HER2+, TS, BPE, Mu, SI, Age, NG, T-stage, Nstage

0.720 ± 0.075

0.555 ± 0.118

0.890 ± 0.052

0.7550 ± 0.043

GBR

ER+/HER2−, ER−/HER2+, TS, BPE, Age, Mu, SI, T-stage, NG, Nstage

0.697 ± 0.055

0.666 ± 0.209

0.785 ± 0.054

0.7430 ± 0.084

  1. The performance metrics are mean ± standard deviation for four different models: Neural network (NN), random forest (RF), logistic regression (LR), and gradient boosted regressor (GBR)
  2. TS tumor size, BPE background parenchymal enhancement, Mu multifocal, SI skin involvement, NG Nottingham grade