Assessing the risk of recurrence in early-stage breast cancer through H&E stained whole slide images

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Main Authors: Lee, Geongyu, Lee, Joonho, Kwak, Tae-Yeong, Kim, Sun Woo, Kwon, Youngmee, Kim, Chungyeul, Chang, Hyeyoon
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author Lee, Geongyu
Lee, Joonho
Kwak, Tae-Yeong
Kim, Sun Woo
Kwon, Youngmee
Kim, Chungyeul
Chang, Hyeyoon
author_facet Lee, Geongyu
Lee, Joonho
Kwak, Tae-Yeong
Kim, Sun Woo
Kwon, Youngmee
Kim, Chungyeul
Chang, Hyeyoon
contents Accurate prediction of the likelihood of recurrence is important in the selection of postoperative treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer. In this study, we investigated whether deep learning algorithms can predict patients' risk of recurrence by analyzing the pathology images of their cancer histology.We analyzed 125 hematoxylin and eosin-stained whole slide images (WSIs) from 125 patients across two institutions (National Cancer Center and Korea University Medical Center Guro Hospital) to predict breast cancer recurrence risk using deep learning. Sensitivity reached 0.857, 0.746, and 0.529 for low, intermediate, and high-risk categories, respectively, with specificity of 0.816, 0.803, and 0.972, and a Pearson correlation of 0.61 with histological grade. Class activation maps highlighted features like tubule formation and mitotic rate, suggesting a cost-effective approach to risk stratification, pending broader validation. These findings suggest that deep learning models trained exclusively on hematoxylin and eosin stained whole slide images can approximate genomic assay results, offering a cost-effective and scalable tool for breast cancer recurrence risk assessment. However, further validation using larger and more balanced datasets is needed to confirm the clinical applicability of our approach.
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spellingShingle Assessing the risk of recurrence in early-stage breast cancer through H&E stained whole slide images
Lee, Geongyu
Lee, Joonho
Kwak, Tae-Yeong
Kim, Sun Woo
Kwon, Youngmee
Kim, Chungyeul
Chang, Hyeyoon
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Accurate prediction of the likelihood of recurrence is important in the selection of postoperative treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer. In this study, we investigated whether deep learning algorithms can predict patients' risk of recurrence by analyzing the pathology images of their cancer histology.We analyzed 125 hematoxylin and eosin-stained whole slide images (WSIs) from 125 patients across two institutions (National Cancer Center and Korea University Medical Center Guro Hospital) to predict breast cancer recurrence risk using deep learning. Sensitivity reached 0.857, 0.746, and 0.529 for low, intermediate, and high-risk categories, respectively, with specificity of 0.816, 0.803, and 0.972, and a Pearson correlation of 0.61 with histological grade. Class activation maps highlighted features like tubule formation and mitotic rate, suggesting a cost-effective approach to risk stratification, pending broader validation. These findings suggest that deep learning models trained exclusively on hematoxylin and eosin stained whole slide images can approximate genomic assay results, offering a cost-effective and scalable tool for breast cancer recurrence risk assessment. However, further validation using larger and more balanced datasets is needed to confirm the clinical applicability of our approach.
title Assessing the risk of recurrence in early-stage breast cancer through H&E stained whole slide images
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06650