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ArticleNature communications2025

Machine-learning driven strategies for adapting immunotherapy in metastatic NSCLC.

Maliazurina B Saad, Qasem Al-Tashi, Lingzhi Hong, Vivek Verma, Wentao Li, Daniel Boiarsky, Shenduo Li, Milena Petranovic, Carol C Wu, Brett W Carter and 27 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Journey: From Early Promise to Lasting Impact.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2026
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  2. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination Improved Survival in NSCLC Treated With Radiotherapy.Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer · 2026
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  4. Interpretable deep learning model of circulating genomics for quantitative survival prediction in advanced non-small cell lung cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

37 authors.

Maliazurina B Saad *Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Qasem Al-Tashi *Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-693X
Lingzhi HongDepartment of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-3279
Vivek VermaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Wentao LiDepartment of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Daniel BoiarskyDivision of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Shenduo LiDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Milena PetranovicDepartment of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Carol C WuDepartment of Thoracic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1005-0995
Brett W CarterDepartment of Thoracic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Girish S ShroffDepartment of Thoracic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Tina CasconeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-5407
Xiuning LeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8554-1185
Yasir Y ElaminDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-909X
Mehmet AltanDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-156X
Simon HeekeDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5916-534X
Ajay SheshadriDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8091-0180
Joe Y ChangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Percy P LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope Orange County, Irvine, CA, USA.
Zhongxing LiaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Don L GibbonsDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2362-3094
Ara A VaporciyanDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
J Jack LeeDepartment of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5469-9214
Ignacio I WistubaDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Cara HaymakerDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-9287
Seyedali MirjaliliCentre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimization, Torrens University Australia, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
David JaffrayOffice of the Chief Technology and Digital Officer, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Justin F GainorDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8697-4081
Yanyan LouDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Alessandro Di FedericoDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Federica PecciDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Mark AwadDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Biagio RicciutiDepartment of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
John V HeymachDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9068-8942
Natalie I VokesDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3766-5335
Jianjun ZhangDepartment of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7872-3477
Jia WuDepartment of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. jwu11@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-8338

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Radioimmunogenomic Habitat Phenotypes to Predict Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapies in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerR01CA262425 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CASCONE, TINA, WU, JIA · 2021 to 2025
$3.2M
Integrated blood and radiomic subtyping to guide immunotherapy treatment selection and early response assessment in metastatic non-small cell lung cancerR01CA276178 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Natalie Vokes, Jia Wu · 2023 to 2026
$2.6M
QUANTITATIVE IMAGING BIOMARKERS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE AND PROGNOSIS IN BREAST CANCERR00CA218667 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI WU, JIA · 2020 to 2022
$747k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R00 CA218667NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262425NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276178
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), either as monotherapy (ICI-Mono) or combined with chemotherapy (ICI-Chemo), improves survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, prospective guidance for choosing between these options remains limited, and single-feature biomarkers like PD-L1 prove inadequate. We develop a machine learning model using clinicogenomic data from four cohorts (MD Anderson n = 750; Mayo Clinic n = 80; Dana-Farber n = 1077; Stand Up To Cancer n = 393) to predict individual benefit from adding chemotherapy. Benefit scores are calculated using five distinct functions derived from 28 genomic and 6 clinical features. Our integrated model, A-STEP (Attention-based Scoring for Treatment Effect Prediction), estimates heterogeneous treatment effects and achieves the largest reduction in 3-month progression risk, improving weighted risk reduction by 13-23% over stand-alone models. A-STEP recommends treatment changes for over 50% of patients, most often favoring ICI-Chemo. In simulation on external cohort, patients treated in accordance with A-STEP recommendations show improved 2-year progression-free survival (HR = 0.60 for ICI-Mono treatment arm; HR = 0.58 for ICI-Chemo treatment arm). Predictive features include FBXW7, APC, and PD-L1. In this study, we demonstrate how machine learning can fill critical gaps in immunotherapy selection for NSCLC, by modeling treatment heterogeneity with real-world clinicogenomic data, driving precision medicine beyond conventional biomarker boundaries.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMachine LearningAgedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors

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PMID40707438
PMCPMC12289920

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