A vision for a colorectal digital twin that enables proactive and personalized disease management

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Hauptverfasser: Shah, Sayed Chhattan, Townsend-Nicholson, Andrea, Denaxas, Spiros, Lamata, Pablo, Chand, Manish
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author Shah, Sayed Chhattan
Townsend-Nicholson, Andrea
Denaxas, Spiros
Lamata, Pablo
Chand, Manish
author_facet Shah, Sayed Chhattan
Townsend-Nicholson, Andrea
Denaxas, Spiros
Lamata, Pablo
Chand, Manish
contents Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and diverticular disease are progressive conditions that affect millions of individuals worldwide and impose substantial clinical and economic burdens. Early detection and personalized management are essential for slowing disease progression and improving patient outcomes. Current care pathways rely primarily on episodic clinical encounters, laboratory testing, and reactive interventions, limiting early detection and personalized longitudinal management. This paper introduces a conceptual framework for an integrated colorectal digital twin that supports non-invasive, continuous monitoring and personalized disease management. The framework integrates multimodal physiological and behavioral data streams, hybrid mechanistic-machine learning modeling of colorectal function, and a personalized artificial intelligence engine to support proactive disease management. Rather than presenting a deployed clinical system, this work outlines a clear vision and a structured approach for colorectal digital twins, identifying key technical, modeling, and translational challenges necessary for future implementation and validation.
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spellingShingle A vision for a colorectal digital twin that enables proactive and personalized disease management
Shah, Sayed Chhattan
Townsend-Nicholson, Andrea
Denaxas, Spiros
Lamata, Pablo
Chand, Manish
Emerging Technologies
Colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and diverticular disease are progressive conditions that affect millions of individuals worldwide and impose substantial clinical and economic burdens. Early detection and personalized management are essential for slowing disease progression and improving patient outcomes. Current care pathways rely primarily on episodic clinical encounters, laboratory testing, and reactive interventions, limiting early detection and personalized longitudinal management. This paper introduces a conceptual framework for an integrated colorectal digital twin that supports non-invasive, continuous monitoring and personalized disease management. The framework integrates multimodal physiological and behavioral data streams, hybrid mechanistic-machine learning modeling of colorectal function, and a personalized artificial intelligence engine to support proactive disease management. Rather than presenting a deployed clinical system, this work outlines a clear vision and a structured approach for colorectal digital twins, identifying key technical, modeling, and translational challenges necessary for future implementation and validation.
title A vision for a colorectal digital twin that enables proactive and personalized disease management
topic Emerging Technologies
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.18064