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Self-supervised attention-based deep learning for pan-cancer mutation prediction from histopathology

npj Precision Oncology, vol. 7, pp. 35

Abstract

The histopathological phenotype of tumors reflects the underlying genetic makeup. Deep learning can predict genetic alterations from pathology slides, but it is unclear how well these predictions generalize to external datasets. We performed a systematic study on Deep-Learning-based prediction of genetic alterations from histology, using two large datasets of multiple tumor types. We show that an analysis pipeline that integrates self-supervised feature extraction and attention-based multiple instance learning achieves a robust predictability and generalizability.

Authors 11

  1. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

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    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  2. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

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    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  3. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

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    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  4. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

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    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  5. Düsseldorf University Hospital · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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    Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

  6. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  7. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  8. Universitätsklinikum Aachen · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

    Affiliation as printed

    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

  9. University of Chicago

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    Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

  10. University of Chicago · University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

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    Biological Sciences Division, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

  11. University of Leeds · Heidelberg University · University Hospital Heidelberg · National Center for Tumor Diseases · Universitätsklinikum Aachen · University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus · Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Digital Health · Technische Universität Dresden · RWTH Aachen University

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    Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany. jakob_nikolas.kather@tu-dresden.de

    Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. jakob_nikolas.kather@tu-dresden.de

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany. jakob_nikolas.kather@tu-dresden.de

    Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany. jakob_nikolas.kather@tu-dresden.de

    Pathology & Data Analytics, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. jakob_nikolas.kather@tu-dresden.de

    Else Kroener Fresenius Center for Digital Health, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany

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