Author: Jeremy Moreau
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Meningioma.app runs in the browser, but it can also be installed on IOS (iPhone/iPad) or Android devices. Note: an internet connection is always required.
Meningioma.app is the companion app to our paper, "Individual-patient prediction of meningioma malignancy and survival using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database". We strongly recommend users read the (open access) paper to get a better understanding of the interpretation and limitations of the models included in this app: [Link to paper]. The app provides predictions of tumour behaviour and patient-specific survival estimates on the basis of a set of basic clinical variables. The models presented here fall under the "Development Stage" of Woo et al.'s framework of levels of evidence for predictive biomarkers and therefore will require further prospective validation to demonstrate true clinical utility. Our intention with the current app release is to give readers the ability to evaluate and probe these models for insights, whether with past historical cases, current, or hypothetical patients. We do however emphasise that at the current time the models should not be used to guide treatment decisions. If you are interested in undertaking prospective validation studies or have access to large datasets of imaging or molecular markers on which you would like to apply similar methods, please do not hesitate to contact us for potential collaborations.
The clinical variables used as input are based on the data collected by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER). The letters in brackets indicate whether the variable is used for predicting Malignancy (M), survival (S) or both (M, S).
Two graphs are produced as output. The first shows the predicted tumour behaviour class (benign or borderline malignancy/malignant) as well as the predicted probabilities of the model. At the selected thresholds (>5% chance of a non-benign meningioma), we obtained a sensitivity of 0.79 with specificity of 0.75 and a PPV of 0.14 with a negative predictive value (NPV) of 0.99 for distinguishing between benign and borderline malignant / malignant meningiomas. Refer to Fig. 3 of the paper for more details.
This graph shows individualised predicted survival curves for the inputted patient characteristics. The survival curves show the predicted probability of survival from time of diagnosis (e.g. 70% probability of survival at 60 months months / 5 years post-diagnosis). Refer to figures 4-5 of the paper for model scoring and additional details.