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Jimmy Hickey¹, Ricardo Henao^2,3, Daniel Wojdyla⁴

¹North Carolina State University.

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|May 10, 2024

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Adaptive Discretization for Event Prediction (ADEPT) optimizes survival analysis by learning optimal time intervals for risk prediction. This method enhances accuracy, especially in clinical settings with limited data.

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Biostatistics
Machine Learning
Clinical Epidemiology

Background:

Traditional survival analysis often uses pre-specified time intervals, which may not be optimal for prediction.
Existing methods can struggle with limited data in clinical settings.
Parametric assumptions on event density can limit prediction performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel method, Adaptive Discretization for Event Prediction (ADEPT), for learning optimal time intervals for survival risk prediction.
To improve prediction accuracy in clinical settings with limited data.
To facilitate clinical decision-making through more accurate, task-specific risk predictions.

Main Methods:

Developed ADEPT to learn data-driven cut points for partitioning the event time space.
Validated ADEPT on two simulated datasets to assess interval recovery.
Evaluated prediction performance on three real-world observational datasets, including a stroke risk dataset.

Main Results:

ADEPT successfully recovered intervals matching underlying generative models in simulations.
Demonstrated improved prediction performance on real-world observational data.
Showcased enhanced accuracy in risk prediction for clinical applications.

Conclusions:

ADEPT provides an effective approach for adaptive interval discretization in survival analysis.
The method enhances risk prediction accuracy, particularly beneficial for limited clinical datasets.
ADEPT aids clinical decision-making by identifying optimal time intervals for accurate risk assessment.