Journal
EBIOMEDICINE
Volume 61, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.103054
Keywords
Deep learning; Colorectal cancer; Tumour-stroma ratio; Whole-slide image; Prognosis prediction
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC130910002]
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [81925023]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81771912]
- National Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China [81701782]
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Background: An artificial intelligence method could accelerate the clinical implementation of tumour-stroma ratio (TSR), which has prognostic relevance in colorectal cancer (CRC). We, therefore, developed a deep learning model for the fully automated TSR quantification on routine haematoxylin and eosin (HE) stained wholeslide images (WSI) and further investigated its prognostic validity for patient stratification. Methods: We trained a convolutional neural network (CNN) model using transfer learning, with its nine-class tissue classification performance evaluated in two independent test sets. Patch-level segmentation on WSI HE slides was performed using the model, with TSR subsequently derived. A discovery (N=499) and validation cohort (N=315) were used to evaluate the prognostic value of TSR for overall survival (OS). Findings: The CNN-quantified TSR was a prognostic factor, independently of other clinicopathologic characteristics, with stroma-high associated with reduced OS in the discovery (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.24-2.37, P=0.001) and validation cohort (2.08, 1.26-3.42, 0.004). Integrating TSR into a Cox model with other risk factors showed improved prognostic capability. Interpretation: We developed a deep learning model to quantify TSR based on histologic WSI of CRC and demonstrated its prognostic validity for patient stratification for OS in two independent CRC patient cohorts. This fully automatic approach allows for the objective and standardised application while reducing pathologists' workload. Thus, it can potentially be of significant aid in clinical prognosis prediction and decision-making. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.
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