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ReviewThe Lancet. Digital health2024

ChatGPT for digital pathology research.

Mohamed Omar, Varun Ullanat, Massimo Loda, Luigi Marchionni, Renato Umeton

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Review in The Lancet. Digital health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. [Medical education and artificial intelligence: perspectives and ethical challenges].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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  11. The Role of ChatGPT in Dermatology Diagnostics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohamed OmarDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Varun UllanatDepartment of Informatics & Analytics, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Massimo LodaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Informatics & Analytics, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Luigi MarchionniDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Informatics & Analytics, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Renato UmetonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Informatics & Analytics, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: renato_umeton@dfci.harvard.edu.

Funding

Project 3: Analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic factors that promote prostate neuroendocrine differentiationP01CA265768 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MICHAEL M. SHEN · 2022 to 2026
$13.4M
Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) SPORE in Prostate CancerP50CA211024 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI RICKMAN, DAVID S. · 2017 to 2021
$10.9M
Resource Sharing CoreU54CA273956 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Luigi Marchionni · 2022 to 2026
$8.9M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA265768NCI NIH HHS P50 CA211024NCI NIH HHS U54 CA273956
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models including OpenAI's ChatGPT signals a promising era for medical research. In this Viewpoint, we explore the integration and challenges of large language models (LLMs) in digital pathology, a rapidly evolving domain demanding intricate contextual understanding. The restricted domain-specific efficiency of LLMs necessitates the advent of tailored AI tools, as illustrated by advancements seen in the last few years including FrugalGPT and BioBERT. Our initiative in digital pathology emphasises the potential of domain-specific AI tools, where a curated literature database coupled with a user-interactive web application facilitates precise, referenced information retrieval. Motivated by the success of this initiative, we discuss how domain-specific approaches substantially minimise the risk of inaccurate responses, enhancing the reliability and accuracy of information extraction. We also highlight the broader implications of such tools, particularly in streamlining access to scientific research and democratising access to computational pathology techniques for scientists with little coding experience. This Viewpoint calls for an enhanced integration of domain-specific text-generation AI tools in academic settings to facilitate continuous learning and adaptation to the dynamically evolving landscape of medical research.

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Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical ResearchHumansPathology

Identifiers

PMID38987117
PMCPMC11299190

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