Transactions on Machine Intelligence

Transactions on Machine Intelligence

Predicting Survival of Leukemia Patients Using a Support Vector Machine Based on the Bowerbird Algorithm

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Department of Computer Engineering, Khavaran Non-Profit Higher Education Institution, Mashhad, Iran
2 Department of Computer Engineering, Gonabad Higher Education Complex, Gonabad, Iran; Computer Instructor, Khorasan Razavi Department of Education
Abstract
Unfortunately, research has shown that cancer incidence has been increasing in recent years. Leukemia is a type of blood cancer caused by an increase in the number of white blood cells. Generally, any type of blood cancer is extremely dangerous, and in most cases, there is no cure. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a common and fatal type of this cancer. Predicting survival after diagnosis is one of the key indicators for evaluating treatment methods, which is the focus of the present study. In this research, we used a combination of Support Vector Machine (SVM) with the Bowerbird Algorithm to analyze survival status and predict mortality in patients. The data used pertains to patient information from Seyyed al-Shohada Hospital in Isfahan, with 197 samples and 9 features. MATLAB software was used to run the programs. Evaluation was based on diagnostic indices including sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. The proposed SVM based on the Bowerbird Algorithm achieved a performance of 69.57% accuracy, 75.52% sensitivity, and 64.48% specificity, outperforming the combination of SVM with other optimization algorithms such as Cuckoo Search, Harmony Search, and Firefly Algorithm. Therefore, the proposed method is a promising tool for predicting survival in leukemia patients with improved diagnostic accuracy.
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Volume 4, Issue 2
Spring 2021
Pages 63-69

  • Receive Date 06 March 2021
  • Revise Date 13 May 2021
  • Accept Date 04 June 2021