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Random Survival Forest excels in dynamic survival analysis for predicting health outcomes from longitudinal data. Careful model and training strategy selection is crucial for optimal predictive performance.

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  • Machine Learning
  • Biostatistics
  • Health Informatics

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  • Dynamic survival analysis predicts time-to-event outcomes using longitudinal health data.
  • Machine learning has introduced new two-stage prediction methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Compare combinations of longitudinal and survival models.
  • Assess predictive performance across training strategies.
  • Evaluate models on synthetic and real-world cognitive health data.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized synthetic and Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) data.
  • Compared various longitudinal and survival model combinations.
  • Assessed performance using training strategies and metrics like tdAUC and Brier score.

Main Results:

  • Random Survival Forest consistently performed well across datasets and strategies.
  • On ADNI data, Random Survival Forest with specific benchmarks achieved high performance (tdAUC 0.96, Brier score 0.07).
  • Neural network models showed potential in simulated scenarios with informative trajectories.

Conclusions:

  • Model and training strategy selection must align with data characteristics and application.
  • Findings offer insights for advancing dynamic survival analysis.
  • Random Survival Forest is a robust choice for dynamic survival analysis.