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Main Authors: Zhuang, Yipeng, Guo, Yifeng, Li, Yuewen, Wu, Yuheng, Yu, Philip Leung-Ho, Song, Tingting, Wang, Zhiyong, Zhou, Kunzhong, Wang, Weifang, Zhuang, Li
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16739
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author Zhuang, Yipeng
Guo, Yifeng
Li, Yuewen
Wu, Yuheng
Yu, Philip Leung-Ho
Song, Tingting
Wang, Zhiyong
Zhou, Kunzhong
Wang, Weifang
Zhuang, Li
author_facet Zhuang, Yipeng
Guo, Yifeng
Li, Yuewen
Wu, Yuheng
Yu, Philip Leung-Ho
Song, Tingting
Wang, Zhiyong
Zhou, Kunzhong
Wang, Weifang
Zhuang, Li
contents Lung cancer patients frequently experience breakthrough pain episodes, with up to 91% requiring timely intervention. To enable proactive pain management, we propose a hybrid machine learning and large language model pipeline that predicts pain episodes within 48 and 72 hours of hospitalization using both structured and unstructured electronic health record data. A retrospective cohort of 266 inpatients was analyzed, with features including demographics, tumor stage, vital signs, and WHO-tiered analgesic use. The machine learning module captured temporal medication trends, while the large language model interpreted ambiguous dosing records and free-text clinical notes. Integrating these modalities improved sensitivity and interpretability. Our framework achieved an accuracy of 0.876 (48h) and 0.917 (72h), with improvements in sensitivity of 10.6% and 10.7%, respectively, attributable to large language model augmentation. This hybrid approach offers a clinically interpretable and scalable tool for early pain episode forecasting, with potential to enhance treatment precision and optimize resource allocation in oncology care.
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spellingShingle AI-Driven Prediction of Cancer Pain Episodes: A Hybrid Decision Support Approach
Zhuang, Yipeng
Guo, Yifeng
Li, Yuewen
Wu, Yuheng
Yu, Philip Leung-Ho
Song, Tingting
Wang, Zhiyong
Zhou, Kunzhong
Wang, Weifang
Zhuang, Li
Artificial Intelligence
Lung cancer patients frequently experience breakthrough pain episodes, with up to 91% requiring timely intervention. To enable proactive pain management, we propose a hybrid machine learning and large language model pipeline that predicts pain episodes within 48 and 72 hours of hospitalization using both structured and unstructured electronic health record data. A retrospective cohort of 266 inpatients was analyzed, with features including demographics, tumor stage, vital signs, and WHO-tiered analgesic use. The machine learning module captured temporal medication trends, while the large language model interpreted ambiguous dosing records and free-text clinical notes. Integrating these modalities improved sensitivity and interpretability. Our framework achieved an accuracy of 0.876 (48h) and 0.917 (72h), with improvements in sensitivity of 10.6% and 10.7%, respectively, attributable to large language model augmentation. This hybrid approach offers a clinically interpretable and scalable tool for early pain episode forecasting, with potential to enhance treatment precision and optimize resource allocation in oncology care.
title AI-Driven Prediction of Cancer Pain Episodes: A Hybrid Decision Support Approach
topic Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16739