Facts and Hopes on the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Predictive Immunotherapy Biomarkers in Cancer

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Beitragende

  • Narmin Ghaffari Laleh - , RWTH Aachen University (Autor:in)
  • Marta Ligero - , Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) (Autor:in)
  • Raquel Perez-Lopez - , Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Autonomous University of Barcelona (Autor:in)
  • Jakob Nikolas Kather - , Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für Digitale Gesundheit, RWTH Aachen University, University of Leeds, Nationales Zentrum für Tumorerkrankungen (NCT) Heidelberg (Autor:in)

Abstract

Immunotherapy by immune checkpoint inhibitors has become a standard treatment strategy for many types of solid tumors. However, the majority of patients with cancer will not respond, and predicting response to this therapy is still a challenge. Artificial intelligence (AI) methods can extract meaningful information from complex data, such as image data. In clinical routine, radiology or histopathology images are ubiquitously available. AI has been used to predict the response to immunotherapy from radiology or histopathology images, either directly or indirectly via surrogate markers. While none of these methods are currently used in clinical routine, academic and commercial developments are pointing toward potential clinical adoption in the near future. Here, we summarize the state of the art in AI-based image biomarkers for immunotherapy response based on radiology and histopathology images. We point out limitations, caveats, and pitfalls, including biases, generalizability, and explainability, which are relevant for researchers and health care providers alike, and outline key clinical use cases of this new class of predictive biomarkers.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)316-323
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftClinical cancer research
Jahrgang29
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 15 Jan. 2023
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 36083132

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • biomarkers for supporting clinical decisions, high accuracy, ideally with high reproducibility, low costs, Neoplasms/therapy, Humans, Artificial Intelligence, Immunotherapy, Radiology, Biomarkers