Quantum AI for Cancer Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery

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Main Authors: Saggi, Mandeep Kaur, Bhatia, Amandeep Singh, Gowher, Humaira, Kais, Sabre
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author Saggi, Mandeep Kaur
Bhatia, Amandeep Singh
Gowher, Humaira
Kais, Sabre
author_facet Saggi, Mandeep Kaur
Bhatia, Amandeep Singh
Gowher, Humaira
Kais, Sabre
contents Quantum machine learning offers a promising new paradigm for computational biology by leveraging quantum mechanical principles to enhance cancer classification, biomarker discovery, and bioinformatics diagnostics. In this study, we apply QML to identify subtype specific biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), the two predominant forms of non-small cell lung cancer. Our methodology involves a two-phase process: in Phase 1, differential expression analysis and methylation analysis between tumor and normal samples allows us to identify LUAD-specific and LUSC-specific genes, revealing potential prognostic biomarkers for cancer subtypes. Phase 2 focuses on developing a quantum classifier capable of distinguishing between LUAD and LUSC tumors, as well as between tumor and normal samples. This classifier not only enhances diagnostic precision but also demonstrates the quantum advantage in processing large-scale multiomic datasets. Our results consistently demonstrated that Sample3, representing the combined gene set, achieved the highest overall predictive performance in all metrics. These results demonstrate that QML provides an effective and scalable approach for biomarker discovery and subtype specific cancer classification. GO enrichment analysis highlighted the significant involvement of genes in synaptic signaling, ion channel regulation, and neuronal development. In the quantum phase, KEGG analysis further identified enrichment in cancer-associated pathways, including neurotrophin, MAPK, Ras, and PI3KAkt signaling, with key genes such as NGFR, NTRK2, and NTF3 suggesting a central role in neurotrophinmediated oncogenic processes. Our findings highlight the growing potential of quantum computing to advance precision oncology and next-generation biomedical analytics.
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spellingShingle Quantum AI for Cancer Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery
Saggi, Mandeep Kaur
Bhatia, Amandeep Singh
Gowher, Humaira
Kais, Sabre
Genomics
Machine Learning
Quantum machine learning offers a promising new paradigm for computational biology by leveraging quantum mechanical principles to enhance cancer classification, biomarker discovery, and bioinformatics diagnostics. In this study, we apply QML to identify subtype specific biomarkers for lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), the two predominant forms of non-small cell lung cancer. Our methodology involves a two-phase process: in Phase 1, differential expression analysis and methylation analysis between tumor and normal samples allows us to identify LUAD-specific and LUSC-specific genes, revealing potential prognostic biomarkers for cancer subtypes. Phase 2 focuses on developing a quantum classifier capable of distinguishing between LUAD and LUSC tumors, as well as between tumor and normal samples. This classifier not only enhances diagnostic precision but also demonstrates the quantum advantage in processing large-scale multiomic datasets. Our results consistently demonstrated that Sample3, representing the combined gene set, achieved the highest overall predictive performance in all metrics. These results demonstrate that QML provides an effective and scalable approach for biomarker discovery and subtype specific cancer classification. GO enrichment analysis highlighted the significant involvement of genes in synaptic signaling, ion channel regulation, and neuronal development. In the quantum phase, KEGG analysis further identified enrichment in cancer-associated pathways, including neurotrophin, MAPK, Ras, and PI3KAkt signaling, with key genes such as NGFR, NTRK2, and NTF3 suggesting a central role in neurotrophinmediated oncogenic processes. Our findings highlight the growing potential of quantum computing to advance precision oncology and next-generation biomedical analytics.
title Quantum AI for Cancer Diagnostic Biomarker Discovery
topic Genomics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.18621