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Machine learning models show promise in predicting tuberculosis treatment outcomes. An optimized Random Forest model offers moderate accuracy and interpretability for clinical decision support.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Machine Learning in Medicine
  • Clinical Data Analysis

Background:

  • Tuberculosis (TB) presents a global health challenge with varied treatment outcomes.
  • High-dimensional clinical data complicates traditional statistical modeling for TB.
  • Advanced machine learning (ML) approaches are needed for better TB outcome prediction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze clinical data from 467 pulmonary TB patients.
  • To construct a predictive model for TB treatment outcomes using multiple ML algorithms.
  • To identify optimal ML algorithms and features for TB patient data.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective cohort of 467 pulmonary TB patients (218 intervention, 249 control).
  • Feature engineering including medical ratios (ALT/AST, CD4/CD8) and interaction terms.
  • Recursive Feature Elimination (RFE) selected 60 features from an 80-dimensional space; 14 ML algorithms were compared with optimized hyperparameters.

Main Results:

  • LightGBM initially showed the highest predictive performance (R² = 0.1829).
  • Optimized Random Forest achieved a marginally improved R² of 0.1867 with comparable errors and better interpretability.
  • Feature engineering expanded the feature space, with 60 optimal features retained for the final model.

Conclusions:

  • The optimized Random Forest model provides moderate predictive accuracy and clinical interpretability.
  • This model can serve as a decision-support tool for optimizing tuberculosis treatment.
  • Future research should focus on multi-center validation and radiomics integration to enhance predictive capabilities.