The analytical and clinical validity of AI algorithms to score TILs in TNBC: can we use different machine learning models interchangeably?
Vidal J, Tsiknakis N, Staaf J, Bosch A, Ehinger A, Nimeus E, Salgado R, Bai Y, Rimm D, Hartman J, Acs B. The analytical and clinical validity of AI algorithms to score TILs in TNBC: can we use different machine learning models interchangeably? EClinicalMedicine 2024, 78: 102928. DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesBreast Cancer Research FoundationPrognostic validityMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerDisease-free survival endpointsHazard ratioHost anti-tumor immunityScored tumor infiltrating lymphocytesTumor-infiltrating lymphocyte scoresTriple-negative breast cancer patientsYears median follow-upTumour-infiltrating lymphocyte assessmentAnti-tumor immunityMedian follow-upIndependent prospective cohortTNBC tumorsPrognostic potentialProspective cohortBreast cancerPrognostic performanceAnalytic cohortFollow-upSchool of MedicineSwedish Society for Medical ResearchAn algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers
Xirou V, Moutafi M, Bai Y, Nwe Aung T, Burela S, Liu M, Kimple R, Shabbir Ahmed F, Schultz B, Flieder D, Connolly D, Psyrri A, Burtness B, Rimm D. An algorithm for standardization of tumor Infiltrating lymphocyte evaluation in head and neck cancers. Oral Oncology 2024, 152: 106750. PMID: 38547779, PMCID: PMC11060915, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHead and neck cancerTILs evaluationHPV-positiveNeck cancerPrognostic valueHead and neck squamous cell cancer casesTIL variablesAssociated with favorable prognosisHPV-negative headHPV-negative populationHematoxylin-eosin-stained sectionsCox regression analysisPotential clinical implicationsInter-observer variabilityInfiltrating lymphocytesClinicopathological factorsFavorable prognosisValidation cohortTumor cellsCancer casesProspective settingQuPath softwareRetrospective collectionPredictive significance