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ArticleScientific reports2025

AI driven pre-regulatory validation of PD-L1 analysis in lung cancer.

Yasmine Makhlouf, Perry Maxwell, Paul O'Reilly, Alice Geaney, Jacqueline A James, Manuel Salto-Tellez

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Yasmine MakhloufPrecision Medicine Centre of Excellence, HealthSciencesBuilding, The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AE, UK. y.makhlouf@qub.ac.uk.
Perry MaxwellPrecision Medicine Centre of Excellence, HealthSciencesBuilding, The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AE, UK.
Paul O'ReillySonrai Analytics, Concourse Building 2, Unit 2, Suite 1, Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT, UK.
Alice GeaneySonrai Analytics, Concourse Building 2, Unit 2, Suite 1, Queens Road, Belfast, BT3 9DT, UK.
Jacqueline A JamesPrecision Medicine Centre of Excellence, HealthSciencesBuilding, The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AE, UK.
Manuel Salto-TellezPrecision Medicine Centre of Excellence, HealthSciencesBuilding, The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7AE, UK.

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National Institute for Health and Care Research AI_AWARD02222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The assessment of PD-L1 in lung cancer using the Tumour Proportion Score (TPS) is one of the cornerstones of immune-oncology, but it is open to inter- and intra-pathologist variation, particularly around the clinical thresholds of less than 1%and ⩾ 50%, which correspond to analytical thresholds less than 5% and between 40%-60%. In this paper we describe the development of a deep learn- ing (DL) tool to assist TPS calculation. To confirm ground truth values around the clinical thresholds, we used a validated multiplex immunfluorescence panel including PD-L1, CD68 and cytokeratin. Practically, the DL tool is designed to assist in highlighting cases about these thresholds around the 1% and 50% levels for manual review, and allowing a direct interpretation of inbetween scores. Us- ing such an assisted system, we highlight the potential use of such DL tools in providing a route to future clinical quantitation of tissue-based biomarkers.

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Artificial IntelligenceB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorLung NeoplasmsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticCD68 MoleculeHumansKeratinsAntigens, CDAntigens, Differentiation, MyelomonocyticB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humanCD68 antigen, humanCD68 MoleculeKeratins

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PMID41315839
PMCPMC12753637

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