Artificial intelligence assisted determination of Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) in HNSCC patients

  • Po Hang Tseng
  • , Xin Yu Liao
  • , Jing Tang Lin
  • , Sheng Lin Lee
  • , Mei Chun Lin
  • , Yen Lin Huang
  • , Pei Jen Lou
  • , Chen Yuan Dong

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Abstract

At the present, identifying head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy (ICIT) is achieved through the determination of Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) or the percentage of tumor cells positively labeled for PD-L1. Estimation of TPS is largely done in a manual fashion by a trained pathologist. In the case of HNSCC, the histological section can be over 1 cm in size in which over 100,000 cancer cells need to be evaluated for PD-L1 expression. To expedite the TPS evaluation process for such large specimens, we have developed a platform in which artificial intelligence (AI) is used for TPS determination. With additional development, this approach may be used in the clinical setting to assist pathologists in TPS evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology
EditorsBrian J. F. Wong, Peter Rechmann, Daniel Fried, Justus F. Ilgner
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510640894
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
EventPhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 06 03 202111 03 2021

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume11627
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferencePhotonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period06/03/2111/03/21

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Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Cancer immunotherapy
  • Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
  • Tumor proportion score

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