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Trial reportEuropean urology oncology2025

Digital Pathology-based Artificial Intelligence Biomarker Validation in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Mark C Markowski, Yi Ren, Meghan Tierney, Trevor J Royce, Rikiya Yamashita, Danielle Croucher, Huei-Chung Huang, Tamara Todorovic, Emmalyn Chen, Timothy N Showalter and 8 more

Abstract readValidation StudyClinical Trial, Phase III
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Trial report in European urology oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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  6. Modern integrative prostate cancer diagnostics.Current opinion in urology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Mark C MarkowskiJohn Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: mmarko12@jhmi.edu.
Yi RenArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Meghan TierneyArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Trevor J RoyceArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Rikiya YamashitaArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Danielle CroucherArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Huei-Chung HuangArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Tamara TodorovicArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Emmalyn ChenArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Timothy N ShowalterArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Michael A CarducciJohn Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Yu-Hui ChenDana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Glenn LiuCarbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
Charles T A ParkerUCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
Andre EstevaArtera Inc, Los Altos, CA, USA.
Felix Y FengUniversity of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Gerhardt AttardUCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK.
Christopher J SweeneySouth Australian Immunogenomics Cancer Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Funding

Project-006U10CA180820 · NCI · ECOG-ACRIN MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION · PI Peter J ODwyer · 2014 to 2026
$167.6M
Statistics CoreU10CA180794 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI PAUL J CATALANO · 2014 to 2026
$111.2M
National Clinical Trials Network Research at the University of WisconsinUG1CA233277 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Lisa M Barroilhet, Andrew M. Baschnagel · 2019 to 2026
$4.9M
NCTN LAPS at Johns HopkinsUG1CA233196 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DEBORAH K ARMSTRONG, Julie Renee Brahmer · 2019 to 2026
$4.6M
UNC Lead Academic Participating SiteUG1CA233373 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI CAREY, LISA A, DEES, ELIZABETH CLAIRE · 2019 to 2025
$3.5M
Analysis of Blood Borne Markers in Hormone Sensitive Metastatic Prostate CancerR01CA208254 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI SWEENEY, CHRISTOPHER J · 2016 to 2018
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208254NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180794NCI NIH HHS U10 CA180820NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA233196NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA233277NCI NIH HHS UG1 CA233373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveOwing to the expansion of treatment options for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) and an appreciation of clinical subgroups with differential prognosis and treatment responses, prognostic and predictive biomarkers are needed to personalize care in this setting. Our aim was to evaluate a multimodal artificial intelligence (MMAI) biomarker for prognostic ability in mHSPC.

methodsWe used data from the phase 3 CHAARTED trial; 456/790 patients with mHSPC had evaluable digital histopathology images and requisite clinical variables to generate MMAI scores for inclusion in our analysis. We assessed the association of MMAI score with overall survival (OS), clinical progression (CP), and castration-resistant PC (CRPC) via univariable Cox proportional-hazards and Fine-Gray models. KEY FINDINGS AND LIMITATIONS: In the analysis cohort, 370 patients (81.1%) were classified as MMAI-high and 86 (18.9%) as MMAI-intermediate/low risk. Estimated 5-yr OS was 39% for the MMAI-high, 58% for the MMAI-intermediate, and 83% for the MMAI-low groups (log-rank p < 0.001). The MMAI score was associated with OS (hazard ratio [HR] 1.51, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33-1.73; p < 0.001), CP (subdistribution HR 1.54, 95% CI 1.36-1.74; p < 0.001), and CRPC (subdistribution HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.45-1.83; p < 0.001). The proportion of MMAI-high cases was 50.0%, 83.7%, 66.7%, and 92.1% in the subgroups with low-volume metachronous (n = 74), low-volume synchronous (n = 80), high-volume metachronous (n = 48), and high-volume synchronous (n = 254) mHSPC, respectively. The MMAI biomarker remained prognostic after adjustment for treatment, volume status, and diagnosis stage. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Our findings show that the MMAI biomarker is prognostic for OS, CP, and CRPC among patients with mHSPC, regardless of clinical subgroup or treatment received. Further investigations of MMAI biomarkers in advanced PC are warranted. PATIENT SUMMARY: We looked at the performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that interprets images of samples of prostate cancer tissue in a group of men whose cancer had spread beyond the prostate. The AI tool was able to identify patients at higher risk of worse outcomes. These results show the potential benefit of AI tools in helping patients and their health care team in making treatment decisions.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceBiomarkers, TumorProstatic NeoplasmsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAgedDisease ProgressionHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorArtificial intelligenceBiomarkerDigital pathologyPrognosisProstate cancer

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PMID39665917
PMCPMC12369405

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