Artificial intelligence (AI) technology to predict if women with breast cancer would benefit from chemotherapy prior to surgery has been developed by engineers at the University of Waterloo. The new AI algorithm, part of the open-source Cancer-Net initiative led by Dr. Alexander Wong, could help
An innovative AI algorithm may offer significant benefits to patients undergoing breast cancer treatment. Specifically, the algorithm has the potential to identify unsuitable candidates for chemotherapy, thereby reducing the risk of serious side effects. Moreover, it may facilitate improved surgical outcomes for patients who are deemed suitable.
“An AI system that can help predict if a patient is likely to respond well to a given treatment gives doctors the tool needed to prescribe the best-personalized treatment for a patient to improve recovery and survival.” Known as neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the pre-surgical treatment can shrink tumors to make surgery possible or easier and reduce the need for major surgery such as mastectomies.
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