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AI predicts efficacy of breast cancer treatment directly from tumor architecture
Researchers from the University of Helsinki have demonstrated the possibilities of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in predicting the efficacy of a targeted cancer therapy based on the tumour tissue architecture only, without specific molecular tests. The results suggest that AI can reveal previously hidden patterns in tumour samples and allow discovery of novel tumour features predictive of outcome and efficacy of treatment.
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the form of machine learning is increasingly used in cancer research and holds great potential in support of medical diagnostics. Algorithms have already been trained to tackle many complicated tasks such as detection of cancerous tissue and tumour grading. Also, prediction of disease outcome directly from a tumour sample without expert interpretation has shown promising results.