Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model
Integrating large language models (LLMs) into oncology holds promise for clinical decision support. Woollie is an LLM recently developed by Zhu et al., fine-tuned using radiology impression notes from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and externally validated on UCSF oncology datasets. This met...
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| description | Integrating large language models (LLMs) into oncology holds promise for clinical decision support. Woollie is an LLM recently developed by Zhu et al., fine-tuned using radiology impression notes from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and externally validated on UCSF oncology datasets. This methodology prioritizes data accuracy, preempts catastrophic forgetting, and demonstrates unparalleled rigor in predicting the progression of various cancer types. This work establishes a foundation for reliable, scalable, and equitable applications of LLMs in oncology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-458b0de4ed144c24aa840fbfabfdfc532025-08-24T11:51:57ZengNature Portfolionpj Digital Medicine2398-63522025-08-01811210.1038/s41746-025-01941-3Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie modelKimia Heydari0Elizabeth J. Enichen1Ben Li2Joseph C. Kvedar3Harvard Medical SchoolHarvard Medical SchoolDivision of Vascular Surgery, University of TorontoHarvard Medical SchoolIntegrating large language models (LLMs) into oncology holds promise for clinical decision support. Woollie is an LLM recently developed by Zhu et al., fine-tuned using radiology impression notes from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and externally validated on UCSF oncology datasets. This methodology prioritizes data accuracy, preempts catastrophic forgetting, and demonstrates unparalleled rigor in predicting the progression of various cancer types. This work establishes a foundation for reliable, scalable, and equitable applications of LLMs in oncology.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01941-3 |
| spellingShingle | Kimia Heydari Elizabeth J. Enichen Ben Li Joseph C. Kvedar Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model npj Digital Medicine |
| title | Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model |
| title_full | Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model |
| title_fullStr | Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model |
| title_short | Incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology: the Woollie model |
| title_sort | incorporating large language models as clinical decision support in oncology the woollie model |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01941-3 |
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