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Published on in Vol 5 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95565, first published .
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Evidence Use and Identifier-Conditioned Prior Knowledge in Large Language Model Classification of Oncology Trials Assessed Through Progressive Content Removal and Counterfactual Testing: Comparative Analysis

Evidence Use and Identifier-Conditioned Prior Knowledge in Large Language Model Classification of Oncology Trials Assessed Through Progressive Content Removal and Counterfactual Testing: Comparative Analysis

Paul Windisch   1, 2 , MD ;   Carole Koechli   2 , MD ;   Fabio Dennstädt   2 , MD ;   Daniel M Aebersold   2 , MD ;   Daniel R Zwahlen   1 , MD ;   Robert Förster   1, 2 , MD ;   Christina Schröder   1, 2 , MD

1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland

2 Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Corresponding Author:

  • Paul Windisch, MD
  • Department of Radiation Oncology
  • Kantonsspital Winterthur
  • Brauerstrasse 15
  • Winterthur, Zurich 8401
  • Switzerland
  • Phone: 41 052 266 26 53
  • Email: paul.windisch@ksw.ch