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ReviewBriefings in bioinformatics2025

Advances and critical aspects in cancer treatment development using digital twins.

Rym Bouriga, Caroline Bailleux, Jocelyn Gal, Emmanuel Chamorey, Baharia Mograbi, Jean-Michel Hannoun-Levi, Gerard Milano

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Review in Briefings in bioinformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. A digital twin forJournal of medical microbiology · 2026
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  10. Cancer Metastasis: Therapeutic Challenges and Opportunities.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 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

7 authors.

Rym BourigaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Caroline BailleuxDepartment of Medical Oncology, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Jocelyn GalDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Emmanuel ChamoreyDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Baharia MograbiFHU OncoAge, IHU RespirERA, IRCAN, Inserm, CNRS 7284, U1081, University Côte d'Azur, 06189 Nice, France.
Jean-Michel Hannoun-LeviDepartement of Radiotherapy, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.
Gerard MilanoScientific Valorization, Antoine Lacassagne Center, University Côte d'Azur, 33 Avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice, France.

Funding

French National Research Agency ANR-23-IAHU-007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of digital twins (DTs) in the arena of anticancer treatment echoes the transformative impact of artificial intelligence in drug development. DTs provide dynamic, accessible platforms that may accurately replicate patient and tumor characteristics. The potential of DTs in clinical investigation is particularly compelling. By comparing data from virtual trials with conventional trial results, medical teams can significantly enhance the reliability of their studies. Moreover, a significant breakthrough in clinical research is the ability of DT to augment patient data during ongoing trials, enabling adaptive trial designs and more robust statistical analyses to be performed even with limited patient populations. The development of DTs faces however several technical and methodological challenges. These include their tendency to produce unreliable predictions, non-factual information, reasoning errors, systematic biases, and a lack of interpretability. Future research in this field should focus on an interdisciplinary approach that brings together experts from diverse fields, including mathematicians, biologists, and physicians. This collaborative strategy promises to unlock new frontiers in personalized cancer treatment and medical methodologies.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceDrug DevelopmentNeoplasmsHumansPrecision Medicineartificial intelligenceclinical trialsdigital twinsdrug discoveryoncology

Identifiers

PMID40458986
PMCPMC12130972

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