Dynamic Survival Analysis Using In-Memory Technology

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Jul 4:262:79-82. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190021.

Abstract

In the field of oncology, survival analysis is one of the most important tools in terms of measuring therapy success, evaluating risk or prognostic factors. Within this work, a variety of common survival analyses were embedded into a real-time analysis platform based on a comprehensive oncological dataset. The analysis platform utilizes an in-memory database, therefore allowing spontaneous adjustments of the survival curves to selections and stratifications. In contrast to classical statistics, where individual scripts have to be formulated for every possible request, the running system allows the deduction of instantaneous results.

Keywords: Data Warehousing; Medical Oncology; Survival Analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Factual*
  • Humans
  • Medical Oncology*
  • Survival Analysis