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Deep Learning-Based, Multiclass Approach to Cancer Classification on Liquid Biopsy Data

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The field of cancer diagnostics has been revolutionized by liquid biopsies, which offer a bridge between laboratory research and clinical settings. These tests are less invasive than traditional biopsies and more convenient than routine imaging methods. Liquid biopsies allow studying of tumor-derived markers in bodily fluids, enabling the development of more precise cancer diagnostic tests for screening, disease monitoring, and therapy personalization. This study presents a multiclass approach based on deep learning to analyze and classify diseases based on blood platelet RNA. Its primary objective is to enhance cancer-type diagnosis in clinical settings by leveraging the power of deep learning combined with high-throughput sequencing of liquid biopsy. Ultimately, the study demonstrates the potential of this approach to accurately identify the patient’s type of cancer. Methods: The developed method classifies patients using heatmap images, generated based on gene expression arranged according to the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways. The images represent samples of patients with ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, glioblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and sarcoma, as well as cancer patients with brain metastasis. Results: Our deep learning-based models reached 66.51% balanced accuracy when distinguishing between those 6 sites of cancer origin and 90.5% balanced accuracy on a location-specific dataset where cancer types from close locations were grouped. The developed models were further investigated with an explainable artificial intelligence-based approach (XAI) - SHAP. They returned a set of 60 genes with the highest impact on the models’ decision-making process. Conclusions: Our results show that deep-learning methods are a promising opportunity for cancer detection and could support clinicians’ decision-making process in finding the solution for the black-box problem. Clinical and Translational Impact Statement— Utilizing TEPs-based liquid biopsies and deep learning, our study offers a novel approach to early cancer detection, highlighting cancer origin. The integration of Explainable AI reinforces trust in predictive outcomes. Category: Early/Pre-Clinical Research.

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Type:
artykuły w czasopismach dostępnych w wersji elektronicznej [także online]
Published in:
IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine-JTEHM pages 306 - 313,
ISSN: 2168-2372
Language:
English
Publication year:
2024
Bibliographic description:
Jopek M. A., Pastuszak K., Cygert S., Best M. G., Würdinger T., Jassem J., Żaczek A., Supernat A., Deep Learning-Based, Multiclass Approach to Cancer Classification on Liquid Biopsy Data, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine-JTEHM, 2024,10.1109/JTEHM.2024.3360865
DOI:
Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1109/jtehm.2024.3360865
Sources of funding:
  • COST_FREE Finansowanie spoza PG
Verified by:
Gdańsk University of Technology

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