KR20140092052A - Apparatus and method to evaluate the performance of the treatment according to the treatment plan - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and a method for evaluating performance of treatment according to a treatment plan which helps treatment planning by storing proceeded treatment results of various patients in a database, searches a sample group which is a similar to the patient by using personalized data of the patient, and provides the performance of treatment according to the treatment plan in the searched sample group as a graph. Also, the present invention helps treatment planning by confirming the performance of the proceeded treatment in a treatment process according to the determined treatment plan, searching personalized data, determined treatment plan, and sample group which has the similar performances of the treatment to the proceeded performance of the treatment from the treatment result database, confirming an expected performance of the treatment by the treatment plan according to the cases that the determined treatment plan is maintained or the determined treatment plan is modified in the sample group, and providing the performance of treatment for both of the determined treatment plan and modified treatment plan as graphs depending on time.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THERAPEUTIC PERFORMANCE ACCORDING TO A THERAPEUTIC PLAN [0002]

The present invention relates to radiation treatment planning (RTP). More specifically, the present invention relates to a radiation treatment planning (RTP) method, in which advanced treatment results of various patients are stored in a database, a sample group similar to a patient is searched using personalized data of a patient, The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for facilitating the setting of a treatment plan by graphically providing treatment results according to a treatment plan in a sample group.

The present invention was derived from research carried out by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Korea Industrial Technology Evaluation and Management Center as part of the Knowledge Economy Technology Innovation Project (Global Professional Technology Development Project (WC-300)) [Project Number: 10040362, Development of Management Integrated Solution].

In general, many systems or devices should be used for radiation therapy in hospitals. These systems and devices include Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Order Communication System (OCS), Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Radiation Therapy Planning System Radiation Treatment Planning (RTP), and radiotherapy (e.g., Linear Accelerator (LINAC)).

The prescription delivery system (OCS) is a database (DB) that stores various medical information and patient's medical examination data, and a system that a doctor diagnoses a patient and delivers a prescription to each corresponding medical department through a communication network.

An electronic medical record system (EMR) is a system configured for the purpose of archiving and retrieving electronic medical records.

The medical image storage and delivery system (PACS) includes a computed tomography (CT) device, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a positron emission tomography (PET) device, a CT simulator, and a computed radiography Is a system that stores and transmits images captured by at least one medical imaging device to a computer file.

The Radiation Therapy Planning System (RTP) is a system that establishes (builds) a patient's radiotherapy plan programmatically. It establishes a radiotherapy plan, that is, it creates radiotherapy plan information and calculates and reviews radiation dose. Among these images of cancer-causing areas acquired by CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using such a radiotherapy planning system, a user selects an optimal image or displays a medical image of a patient After digitizing the images, the images are processed, and the reference coordinates of the acquired images are set. After contouring of each part, the direction and dose of beam are calculated according to the size of the onset of cancer.

The basic principles of radiation therapy aim at minimizing secondary tumor development as well as acute and chronic radiation reactions or complications that can occur in normal tissues while enhancing cancer treatment effectiveness. For this purpose, it is necessary to establish an appropriate radiotherapy plan.

A radiotherapy device is a device that actually performs radiation therapy on a patient, in accordance with a radiation treatment plan written by the Radiation Therapy Planning System (RTP).

Tumor treatment methods for radiation oncology have been newly developed and diversified, and therapies and applications for various treatment methods have been newly developed.

In the Radiation Oncology Department, the process of radiotherapy for the patient is as follows. First, a medical image of the patient is obtained through a medical imaging device to obtain information about the patient's tumor. The radiation therapy plan is then established via the Radiation Therapy Planning System (RTP) through the medical image of the patient. Next, based on the radiation treatment plan established through the above-described radiation treatment planning system (RTP), the radiation treatment is performed using the radiation therapy apparatus.

At this time, the radiation therapy apparatus has been developed and used such as a linear accelerator (LINAC), a brachytherapy, a cyberknife, a tomotherapy, etc. These radiation therapy apparatuses are suitably used according to the condition of a patient, Is selected and used.

The radiation treatment planning system according to the prior art example has established a radiation treatment plan based on only the medical images of the patient. That is, the conventional radiation therapy planning system does not take into account differences in patient characteristics such as the patient's condition and age, and does not confirm or compare the previous treatment outcomes for each of the treatment plans. Therefore, It was not established properly.

Therefore, there is a need for an apparatus for establishing a radiotherapy plan considering not only medical images, but also patient-specific information on patients and treatment outcomes according to treatment plan.

Korea Patent Publication No. 2010-0119106 (published on November 11, 2010) Korean Patent No. 1090386 (registered on November 30, 2011)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for evaluating treatment performance according to a treatment plan.

Specifically, the present invention stores a progressive treatment result of various patients in a database, searches for a sample group similar to a patient using personalized data of the patient, and graphically displays the treatment results according to the treatment plan in the retrieved sample group And to facilitate the establishment of a treatment plan, and a method thereof.

In addition, the present invention confirms the progress of treatment in the course of treatment according to the determined treatment plan, searches for a sample group that is similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan and the advanced treatment outcome in the treatment result database, It is possible to confirm the future treatment performance for each treatment plan, and to provide the treatment performance according to the determined treatment plan and the changed treatment plan as a graph over time, thereby facilitating the treatment plan establishment And an object of the present invention is to provide a treatment performance evaluation apparatus and a method thereof.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for evaluating a treatment outcome according to a treatment plan, the apparatus comprising: a receiver for receiving personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan; A treatment result database storing the treatment results of the patients; A sample population searching unit for searching a sample population corresponding to the personalized data in the treatment result database; A treatment performance verifying unit for classifying the sample group according to the applied treatment plan and confirming the treatment outcome of the sample group classified by the treatment plan; And a graph generating unit for providing a user interface for confirming the treatment results of the sample population with time.

At this time, the personalized data may be classified into various types such as age, sex, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, lesion location, lesion size, Group, KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status) index, metastasis, primary tumor, regional lymph node, distant metastasis class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, And < / RTI >

In this case, a treatment result acquiring unit for acquiring a treatment result of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database may be further included.

Meanwhile, when the sample group is searched in the treatment result database, the sample group searching unit compares the information included in the personalized data with the treatment result database so that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value Information can be selected and retrieved in consideration of predetermined priorities of the information included in the personalized data.

An apparatus for evaluating treatment performance according to a treatment plan according to another embodiment of the present invention includes: a receiving unit for receiving personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan and a determined treatment plan; A treatment result database storing the treatment results of the patients; A treatment progress confirmation unit for confirming the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan progresses by a predetermined range; A sample group retrieval unit for retrieving a sample group similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan, and the advanced treatment outcome in the treatment result database; A treatment performance confirmation unit for confirming a future treatment outcome for each treatment plan when the determined treatment plan is maintained or changed in the sample group; And a graph generating unit for providing a user interface for checking the treatment results according to the determined treatment plans and the modified treatment plans checked by the treatment performance confirmation unit with a lapse of time.

At this time, the personalized data may be classified into various types such as age, sex, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, lesion location, lesion size, Group, KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status) index, metastasis, primary tumor, regional lymph node, distant metastasis class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, And < / RTI >

In this case, a treatment result acquiring unit for acquiring a treatment result of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database may be further included.

In the meantime, the sample group searching unit searches the treatment result database in the treatment result database for information on the treatment result database among the information included in the personalized data such that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value Information to be compared can be selected by considering the predetermined priority of the information included in the personalized data.

A method for evaluating a treatment outcome according to a treatment plan according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan; Retrieving a sample population corresponding to the personalized data in a treatment result database; Classifying the sample group according to an applied treatment plan; Confirming the treatment outcome of the sample group classified according to the treatment plan, and providing a user interface for checking the treatment outcome of the sample group over time.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of evaluating treatment performance according to a treatment plan, comprising: receiving personalized data and a determined treatment plan of a patient to establish a treatment plan; Confirming the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan is progressed by a predetermined range; Retrieving a sample population in the treatment result database that is similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan and the advanced treatment outcome; A step of confirming the future treatment results for each treatment plan in the case of maintaining and changing the determined treatment plan in the sample group, and a step of checking a treatment result for each treatment plan by the user interface .

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing progressive treatment results of various patients in a database, retrieving a sample group similar to a patient using personalized data of a patient, and providing a graphical representation of a treatment result according to a treatment plan in the retrieved sample group The present invention relates to an evaluation apparatus and a method thereof, and it is possible to compare treatment performance of treatment plans according to individual characteristics of a patient, so that a treatment plan optimized for a patient can be established and the time and cost for establishing a treatment plan can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention confirms the progress of treatment in the course of treatment according to the determined treatment plan, searches for a sample group that is similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan and the advanced treatment outcome in the treatment result database, A treatment performance evaluating device for confirming future treatment outcomes for each treatment plan and providing the treatment outcomes according to the determined treatment plan and the changed treatment plan in a time-dependent graph, and In the course of the treatment, the treatment performance of treatment plans according to the individual characteristics of the patient can be compared to a better treatment plan, so that an optimal treatment plan can be established for the patient and a treatment plan can be established Time and cost can be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a system for explaining a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to the present invention. Fig.
2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a treatment result according to a treatment plan graphically in a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a treatment result according to a treatment plan in a graph in a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a graph showing treatment performance according to a treatment plan before treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 7 is a graph showing treatment performance according to a treatment plan during treatment in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

However, the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments. Like reference symbols in the drawings denote like elements.

The present invention is for setting a radiation treatment plan but it is applicable in a treatment plan of various medical fields in addition to the radiation treatment plan. The following description is not limited to the radiation treatment, and the term " radiation treatment plan " Treatment plan "and" radiotherapy outcome "as" radiotherapy outcome "or" treatment outcome ".

Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for evaluating treatment performance according to a treatment plan according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a system for explaining a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to the present invention. Fig.

1, the system includes a medical imaging device 110, a medical image storage delivery system (PACS) 120, a hospital information system (HIS) 130, an RT information management server (RT-IS) An outpatient testing equipment information system (CIS) 150 and a client appliance 160. [

The medical image device 110 is a device for acquiring a medical image of a patient. The medical image device 110 captures a medical image of a patient and converts the captured medical image into a DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) format or a non- (PACS) 120, an RT information management server (RT-IS) 140, and a client device 160.

At this time, the medical imaging device 110 includes a CT (Computed Tomography) device, an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) device, a PET (Positron Emission Tomography) device, a CT simulator and a CR can do.

The medical image storage and delivery system (PACS) 120 stores the medical image received from the medical image device 110 in the DICOM format and delivers the medical image stored in the device or the system requesting the medical image.

At this time, the medical image storing and delivering system 120 can deliver the medical image to at least one of the RT information management server 140 and the client device 160.

The Hospital Information System (HIS) 130 is a computerized system that automates the overall administration of the hospital. It manages and delivers all the data in the hospital, from patient registration to medical treatment and storage, and efficiently manages all hospital administrations.

At this time, the hospital information system 130 may manage and transmit data in conjunction with a prescription delivery system (OCS), an electronic medical record system (EMR), and the like.

The outpatient testing equipment information system (CIS) 150 is a digital medical system that digitally stores biological signals and data generated from ECG (electrocardiography testing equipment) and general outpatient testing equipment and enables them to be inquired and diagnosed through a network .

The RT information management server (RT-IS) 140 is a server that stores and manages information related to RT (radiation treatment), and includes a medical image of the patient for generating the radiation treatment plan data, previous radiotherapy plan data of the patient, Data of radiation treatment results by treatment plan data, statistical models according to radiation treatment result data, and personalized data of the patient are stored.

At this time, the RT information management server 140 can collect / store the personalized data of the patient in cooperation with the hospital information system (HIS) 130 and the outpatient examination equipment information system (CIS) 150, The plurality of radiotherapy plan data may be stored and the statistical model may be a statistical model for radiotherapy plan data changes generated based on change data of the plurality of radiotherapy plan data collected in association with the radiation treatment result data. Such a statistical model may be generated in the RT information management server 140 or may be generated by a separate apparatus and stored in the RT information management server 140.

Here, the predetermined plurality of radiation treatment plan data may be reference radiation treatment plan data previously modeled according to a specific criterion, and the personalized data of the patient may be data of age, sex, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, The location of the lesion, the size of the lesion, the organ in which the lesion is located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) index, metastasis, primary lymphoma, distant metastasis ) class, chemical method, treatment site, form of treatment, immunity, sensitivity, health-related information, and specificities due to past medical care. The KPS index is a measure of the patient 's general activity level, which is an index representing the state of normal body in death from 0 to 100 [%]. Of course, the personalized data is not limited to the described data, but may include all information about the individual characteristics of the patient. Health-related information can be the degree of smoking, degree of drinking, and cholesterol levels.

Further, the RT information management server 140 may perform functions of the treatment performance evaluation apparatus of the present invention, and the details thereof will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

The client device 160 may be a user equipment (RT-PACS) that evaluates the therapeutic performance of radiotherapy and helps to establish a treatment plan. The client device 160 may include a medical imaging device 110, a PACS 120, an RT information management server 140, and the RT information management server 140 may receive the radiation treatment result data and the personalized data of the patient based on the radiation treatment plan data of the patient. Of course, the client device 160 may also store the patient ' s personalized data, treatment results directly, depending on the situation.

The client device 160 may be a device corresponding to the treatment plan evaluation device of the present invention. The client device 160 may help the client device 160 evaluate the treatment plan and establish a radiotherapy plan, 140) may be used to assess the treatment plan and help establish a radiation treatment plan.

The treatment plan evaluation apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 2 to 3. Fig.

2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 of the present invention includes a control unit 210, a sample collecting unit 212, a therapeutic performance verifying unit 214, a graph generating unit 216, 218, a receiving unit 220, a treatment result database 230, and a display unit 240.

The receiving unit 220 receives personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan from the RT information management server (RT-IS) 140 or inputs it from the user. Accordingly, the receiving unit 220 may be an input device that receives an input from a user.

The treatment results database 230 stores the treatment results of the patients. Meanwhile, the treatment result database 230 may be included in the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160, but may be included in the RT information management server (RT-IS) 140.

The display unit 240 displays status information, numbers and characters, a moving picture, and a still picture, which are generated during the operation of the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160. Also, the graph generated by the graph generating unit 216 according to the present invention can be displayed.

The sample group searching unit 212 searches a sample group corresponding to the personalized data in the treatment result database 230.

When searching for a sample group in the treatment result database 230, the sample group searching unit 212 searches the treatment result database 230 for information to be compared with the treatment result database among the information included in the personalized data such that the number of sample groups exceeds the preset reference value In consideration of the priority of the information included in the personalized data.

For example, if the preset reference value is 10,000 (10,000), and the information included in the personalized data used when searching for the sample group is in order of priority, the position of the lesion, the size of the lesion, (8,000) persons whose sample group search result is less than 10,000 (10,000), the sample group search unit 212 removes the constitution from the personalized data, Search for groups. However, if no more than 10,000 (10000) persons are retrieved in the future, the sample group retrieving unit 212 removes the waist circumference from the personalized data and retrieves the sample group again. In this way, the sample group searching unit 212 can repeat the search until the predetermined reference value of 10,000 (10,000) is searched out, excluding the information having low water level, among the information included in the personalized data .

The treatment performance confirmation unit 214 classifies the sample group according to the applied treatment plan and confirms the treatment outcome of the sample group classified according to the treatment plan.

The graph generating unit 216 provides a user interface that allows the user to check the treatment results over time. At this time, the treatment outcome represents the treatment outcome of the sample group classified by the treatment plan confirmed by the treatment outcome confirmation unit 214. The user interface can be expressed in a graph form as shown in FIG. 6 below.

Although a graph is shown in Fig. 6 as an example of a user interface, the concept of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can also be provided in the form of a table or a data table which can list therapeutic progress over time.

Also, a user interface is available that expresses therapeutic progress over time by voice for use in a special environment.

FIG. 6 is a graph showing treatment performance according to a treatment plan before treatment according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, when there are four treatment plans applied to the sample group, the graph generating unit 216 provides the treatment performance of each treatment plan as a graph showing the rate of decrease of the lesion according to the passage of time.

6 shows that the first treatment plan and the second treatment plan increase the treatment performance in which the lesion size reduction rate increases with time and the third treatment plan maintains the treatment performance without change in the lesion size decrease rate , And the fourth treatment plan is a case in which the therapeutic result in which the lesion size reduction rate is decreased is decreased.

Therefore, in the case of FIG. 6, it is desirable to establish a treatment plan to be advanced to the first treatment plan or the second treatment plan to enhance the treatment outcome.

The treatment result acquiring unit 218 acquires the treatment results of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database 230 and stores them in the treatment result database 230.

The control unit 210 can control the overall operation of the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160. [ The control unit 210 may perform the functions of the sample group searching unit 212, the treatment performance verifying unit 214, the graph generating unit 216, and the treatment result obtaining unit 218. The control unit 210, the sample group searching unit 212, the treatment performance verifying unit 214, the graph generating unit 216, and the treatment result obtaining unit 218 are distinguished from each other to illustrate each function separately . The control unit 210 may include at least one processor configured to perform the functions of the sample group searching unit 212, the therapeutic performance verifying unit 214, the graph generating unit 216 and the treatment result obtaining unit 218, . ≪ / RTI > The control unit 210 may be configured to perform at least some of the functions of the sample group searching unit 212, the therapeutic performance verifying unit 214, the graph generating unit 216, and the treatment result obtaining unit 218, And may include one processor.

3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

3, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 of the present invention includes a control unit 310, a sample group searching unit 312, a treatment progress confirming unit 313, a treatment performance verifying unit 314, A treatment result acquiring unit 318, a receiving unit 320, a treatment result database 330, and a display unit 340. [

The receiving unit 320 receives personalized data of the patient to be set up the treatment plan and the determined treatment plan from the RT information management server (RT-IS) 140 or inputs it from the user. Accordingly, the receiving unit 320 may be an input device for receiving an input from a user.

The treatment results database 330 stores the treatment results of the patients. Meanwhile, the treatment result database 330 may be included in the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160, but may be included in the RT information management server (RT-IS) 140.

The display unit 340 displays status information (or an indicator), limited numbers and characters, a moving picture, and a still picture that are generated during the operation of the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160. Also, the graph generated by the graph generating unit 316 according to the present invention can be displayed.

The treatment progress confirmation unit 313 confirms the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan progresses by a predetermined range. At this time, the progressed treatment results can be confirmed through the treatment result database 330.

The sample group searching unit 312 searches the treatment result database 330 for a sample group that is similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan, and the progressed treatment outcome.

When searching a sample group in the treatment result database 330, the sample group searching unit 312 searches the treatment result database 330 for information to be compared with the treatment result database among the information included in the personalized data such that the number of sample groups exceeds the preset reference value In consideration of the priority of the information included in the personalized data.

The treatment performance confirmation unit 314 confirms the future treatment performance for each treatment plan in the case of maintaining or changing the treatment plan determined in the sample group.

The graph generating unit 316 provides a user interface for confirming the treatment progress according to the passage of time. At this time, the treatment performance represents the treatment performance determined according to the determined treatment plan and the modified treatment plan confirmed by the treatment performance confirmation unit 314. The user interface can be expressed in the form of a graph as shown in FIG. 7 below.

Although a graph is shown in FIG. 7 as an example of a user interface, the spirit of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and can also be provided in the form of a table or a data table capable of listing therapeutic progress over time.

Also, a user interface is available that expresses therapeutic progress over time by voice for use in a special environment.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing treatment performance according to a treatment plan during treatment in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, when there are four treatment plans applied to the sample group, the graph generating unit 316 provides the treatment performance of each treatment plan as a graph showing a reduction rate of the lesion according to the passage of time.

In the graph of FIG. 7, the ongoing determined treatment plan is a case in which the treatment performance in which the lesion size reduction rate decreases is decreased, and the first treatment plan and the second treatment plan have a change in the lesion size reduction rate And the third treatment plan is a case in which the treatment plan is changed during the treatment so that the treatment performance without change in the lesion size reduction rate is maintained.

Therefore, in the case of FIG. 7, it can be said that changing the determined treatment plan to the first treatment plan or the second treatment plan is preferable for improving the treatment outcome.

The treatment result acquisition unit 318 acquires the treatment results of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database 330 and stores them in the treatment result database 330.

The control unit 310 can control the overall operation of the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160. [ The control unit 310 performs functions of the sample collecting unit 312, the treatment progress confirming unit 313, the treatment performance verifying unit 314, the graph generating unit 316, and the treatment result obtaining unit 318 . The control unit 310, the sample group searching unit 312, the treatment progress confirming unit 313, the treatment performance verifying unit 314, the graph generating unit 316, and the treatment result obtaining unit 318, This is to explain the functions separately. Accordingly, the control unit 310 performs functions of the sample group search unit 312, the treatment progress confirmation unit 313, the treatment performance confirmation unit 314, the graph generation unit 316, and the treatment result acquisition unit 318 And may comprise at least one processor configured. In addition, the control unit 310 may include functions of the sample group search unit 312, the treatment progress confirmation unit 313, the treatment performance verification unit 314, the graph generation unit 316, and the treatment result acquisition unit 318 And at least one processor configured to perform the method.

Hereinafter, a method for evaluating treatment performance according to the treatment plan according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a treatment result according to a treatment plan graphically in a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the treatment performance evaluation apparatus 160 receives personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan (S410).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 retrieves a sample group corresponding to the personalized data in the treatment result database (S412). The individualized data of the patient were analyzed by age, gender, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, location of lesion, size of lesion, organs where the lesion was located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, ECOG Group, KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status) index, metastasis, primary tumor, regional lymph node, distant metastasis class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, And < / RTI > The KPS index is a measure of the patient 's general activity level, which is an index representing the state of normal body in death from 0 to 100 [%]. Of course, the personalized data is not limited to the described data, but may include all information about the individual characteristics of the patient. Health-related information can be the degree of smoking, degree of drinking, and cholesterol levels.

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 classifies the sample group according to the applied treatment plan (S414).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 confirms the treatment performance of the sample group classified by the treatment plan (S416).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 provides a graph of the treatment performance of the sample group according to the treatment schedule (S418). At this time, in step S418, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 provides the treatment outcomes in a graph, but instead of a graph, the treatment outcomes can be provided in the form of a table or a data table that can be viewed over time.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a treatment result according to a treatment plan in a graph in a treatment performance evaluation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 receives personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan (S510).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 receives the determined treatment plan (S512).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating device 160 proceeds to the determined treatment plan (S514).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 confirms the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan is progressed by a predetermined range (S516).

If it is determined in step S516 that the treatment plan has not progressed by the predetermined range, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 returns to step S514.

If it is determined in step S516 that the treatment plan has progressed by the predetermined range, the treatment performance evaluating unit 160 confirms the progress of the treatment to date (S518).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 searches a sample group similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan, and the progressed treatment outcome in the treatment result database (S520).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating unit 160 confirms the future treatment performance for each treatment plan in the case of maintaining or changing the treatment plan determined in the sample group (S522).

Then, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 provides the treatment performance for each of the determined treatment plans and the changed treatment plans as a graph with time lapse (S524). At this time, in step S524, the treatment performance evaluating apparatus 160 provides the treatment performance as a graph, but it may be provided in the form of a table or a data table that can list the treatment performance over time instead of the graph.

The method for evaluating the treatment performance according to the treatment plan according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, such as specific elements, and specific embodiments and drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above- And various modifications and changes may be made thereto by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

Claims (17)

A receiving unit for receiving personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan;
A treatment result database storing the treatment results of the patients;
A sample population searching unit for searching a sample population corresponding to the personalized data in the treatment result database;
A treatment performance verifying unit for classifying the sample group according to the applied treatment plan and confirming the treatment outcome of the sample group classified by the treatment plan; And
And a graph generating unit for providing a user interface for confirming the treatment results of the sample group over time
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the personalized data comprises:
Age, gender, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, location of lesion, size of lesion, organs where the lesion is located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) / KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status ) Index, metastasis, TNM (primary lymphocyte, regional lymph node, distant metastasis) class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, health related information,
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. The method according to claim 1,
And a treatment result acquisition unit for acquiring treatment results of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. The method according to claim 1,
The sample group retrieving unit may include:
When searching the sample group in the treatment result database, information to be compared with the treatment result database among pieces of information included in the personalized data such that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value is added to the personalized data Selecting and retrieving information in consideration of predetermined priorities of the included information
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. A receiving unit for receiving personalized data and a determined treatment plan of a patient to establish a treatment plan;
A treatment result database storing the treatment results of the patients;
A treatment progress confirmation unit for confirming the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan progresses by a predetermined range;
A sample group retrieval unit for retrieving a sample group similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan, and the advanced treatment outcome in the treatment result database;
A treatment performance confirmation unit for confirming a future treatment outcome for each treatment plan when the determined treatment plan is maintained or changed in the sample group; And
And a graph generating unit for providing a user interface for confirming the treatment results according to the determined treatment plan and the changed treatment plan over time,
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the personalized data comprises:
Age, gender, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, location of lesion, size of lesion, organs where the lesion is located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) / KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status ) Index, metastasis, TNM (primary lymphocyte, regional lymph node, distant metastasis) class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, health related information,
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 6. The method of claim 5,
And a treatment result acquisition unit for acquiring treatment results of the patients to be stored in the treatment result database
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 6. The method of claim 5,
The sample group retrieving unit may include:
When searching the sample group in the treatment result database, information to be compared with the treatment result database among pieces of information included in the personalized data such that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value is added to the personalized data Selecting and retrieving information in consideration of predetermined priorities of the included information
Apparatus for evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. Receiving personalized data of a patient to establish a treatment plan;
Retrieving a sample population corresponding to the personalized data in a treatment result database;
Classifying the sample group according to an applied treatment plan;
Confirming the treatment outcome of the sample group classified by the treatment plan; and
And providing a user interface that allows the treatment results of the sample population to be checked over time
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the personalized data comprises:
Age, gender, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, location of lesion, size of lesion, organs where the lesion is located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) / KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status ) Index, metastasis, TNM (primary lymphocyte, regional lymph node, distant metastasis) class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, health related information,
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 10. The method of claim 9,
Before the step of verifying the personalized data,
And storing and managing the treatment results of the patients in the treatment result database
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 10. The method of claim 9,
The step of retrieving the sample population comprises:
When searching the sample group in the treatment result database, information to be compared with the treatment result database among pieces of information included in the personalized data such that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value is added to the personalized data Selecting and retrieving information in consideration of predetermined priorities of the included information
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. Receiving personalized data and a determined treatment plan of a patient to establish a treatment plan;
Confirming the progress of the treatment when the determined treatment plan is progressed by a predetermined range;
Retrieving a sample population in the treatment result database that is similar to the personalized data, the determined treatment plan and the advanced treatment outcome;
Confirming the future treatment outcome for each treatment plan in the case of maintaining and changing the determined treatment plan in the sample group;
Providing a user interface through which the treatment results can be checked over time according to the determined treatment plan and the changed treatment plan
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 14. The method of claim 13,
Wherein the personalized data comprises:
Age, gender, weight, height, waist circumference, constitution, family history, location of lesion, size of lesion, organs where the lesion is located, history, menopause, diagnosis, history, ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) / KPS (Karnofsky Performance Status ) Index, metastasis, TNM (primary lymphocyte, regional lymph node, distant metastasis) class, chemotherapy, treatment site, treatment modality, immunity, sensitivity, health related information,
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 14. The method of claim 13,
Before the step of verifying the personalized data,
And storing and managing the treatment results of the patients in the treatment result database
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of retrieving the sample population comprises:
When searching the sample group in the treatment result database, information to be compared with the treatment result database among pieces of information included in the personalized data such that the number of the sample groups exceeds a predetermined reference value is added to the personalized data Selecting and retrieving information in consideration of predetermined priorities of the included information
A method of evaluating treatment outcomes according to a treatment plan. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method according to any one of claims 9 to 16.

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