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 language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology |
| Editors | Brian J. F. Wong, Peter Rechmann, Daniel Fried, Justus F. Ilgner |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781510640894 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 06 03 2021 → 11 03 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE |
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| Volume | 11627 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1605-7422 |
Conference
| Conference | Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics in Dentistry, Head and Neck Surgery, and Otolaryngology 2021 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Virtual, Online |
| Period | 06/03/21 → 11/03/21 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021 SPIE.
Keywords
- Artificial intelligence
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)
- Tumor proportion score