Profiling of clinically relevant subgroups of asymptomatic or mild-symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients using PSA and testosterone levels and deep learning

Background: The optimal time to begin therapy in mCRPC patients who have either no, or minimal symptoms is not defined yet. Estimating prognosis of these patients can avoid undertreatment or overtreatment and guide the follow-up intensity. This study has investigated the ability of a deep learning framework (DLF) to identify asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic mCRPC…