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However, research on the prognosis of rectosigmoid junction cancer (RSC) is scarce, and reliable clinical prediction models are lacking.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This retrospective study included 524 patients diagnosed with RSC who were admitted to the Department of Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery at the First Hospital of Jilin University between January 1, 2017, and June 1, 2019. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were conducted in this study to identify independent risk factors impacting the survival of RSC patients. Subsequently, models were constructed using six different machine learning algorithms. Finally, the discrimination, calibration, and clinical applicability of each model were evaluated to determine the optimal model.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Through univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses, we identified seven independent risk factors associated with the survival of RSC patients: age (HR\u2009=\u20091.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.8, P\u2009=\u20090.001), gender (HR\u2009=\u20090.6, 95% CI: 0.4-0.9, P\u2009=\u20090.013), diabetes (HR\u2009=\u20092.0, 95% CI: 1.3-3.1, P\u2009=\u20090.002), tumor differentiation (HR\u2009=\u20092.1, 95% CI: 1.4-3.1, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), tumor N stage (HR\u2009=\u20092.02, 95% CI: 1.2-3.4, P\u2009=\u20090.009), distant metastasis (HR\u2009=\u20094.2, 95% CI: 2.7-6.7, P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and anastomotic leakage (HR\u2009=\u20092.4, 95% CI: 1.1-5.3, P\u2009=\u20090.034). After evaluating each model, the prediction model based on XGBoost was determined to be the optimal model, with AUC of 0.7856, 0.8484, and 0.796 at 1, 3, and 5 years. 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