Author, as appears in the article.: Lancellotta, Valentina; Luis Guinot, Jose; Fionda, Bruno; Rembielak, Agata; Di Stefani, Alessandro; Gentileschi, Stefano; Federico, Francesco; Rossi, Ernesto; Guix, Benjamin; Chyrek, Artur Jan; Arenas, Meritxell; Rodriguez Villalba, Silvia; Colloca, Giuseppe Ferdinando; Dinapoli, Nicola; Masciocchi, Carlotta; Lenkowicz, J.; Capocchiano, Nicola Dino; Damiani, Andrea; Valentini, Vincenzo; Kovacs, Gyorgy; Tagliaferri, Luca;
Department: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
URV's Author/s: Arenas Prat, Meritxell
Keywords: System Skin cancer Recommendations Radiomics Physics Ontology Melanoma Estro Brachytherapy
Abstract: Purpose: The primary objective of the SKIN-COBRA (Consortium for Brachytherapy data Analysis) ontology is to define a specific terminological system to standardize data collection for non-melanoma skin cancer patients treated with brachytherapy (BT, interventional radiotherapy). Through ontological characterization of information, it is possible to find, isolate, organize, and integrate its meaning.
Material and methods: SKIN-COBRA is a standardized data collection consortium for non-melanoma skin patients treated with BT, including 8 cancer centers. Its ontology was firstly defined by a multicentric and multidisciplinary working group and evaluated by the consortium, followed by a multi-professional technical commission involving a mathematician, an engineer, a physician with experience in data storage, a programmer, and a software expert.
Results: Two hundred and ninety variables were defined in 10 input forms. There are 3 levels, with each offering a specific type of analysis: 1. Registry level (epidemiology analysis); 2. Procedures level (standard oncology analysis); 3. Research level (radiomics analysis). The ontology was approved by the technical commission and consortium, and an ad-hoc software system was defined to be implemented in the SKIN-COBRA consortium.
Conclusions: Large databases are natural extension of traditional statistical approaches, a valuable and increasingly necessary tool for modern healthcare system. Future analysis of the collected multinational and multicenter data will show whether the use of the system can produce high-quality evidence to support multidisciplinary management of non-melanoma skin cancer and utilizing this information for personalized treatment decisions.
Thematic Areas: Radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging Radiology, nuclear medicine & medical imaging Oncology Medicina ii Medicina i
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Author's mail: meritxell.arenas@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0003-0815-2570
Record's date: 2023-02-19
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Papper original source: Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy. 12 (2): 105-110
APA: Lancellotta, Valentina; Luis Guinot, Jose; Fionda, Bruno; Rembielak, Agata; Di Stefani, Alessandro; Gentileschi, Stefano; Federico, Francesco; Rossi, (2020). SKIN-COBRA (Consortium for Brachytherapy data Analysis) ontology: The first step towards interdisciplinary standardized data collection for personalized oncology in skin cancer. Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 12(2), 105-110. DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2020.94579
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2020
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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