A novel artificial intelligence-enhanced electrochemical method for rapid methylation detection in cfDNA: Advancing multi-cancer early diagnosis.

Authors

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Li-Yue Sun

Department of Health Management Centre, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

Li-Yue Sun , Xin-Xin Zeng , Yu-Ying Jiang , Ju Shen , Ke-Xin Xian , Hua-Gen Li , Rui-Qi Wang , Fang Wang , Sun-Fang Jiang

Organizations

Department of Health Management Centre, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, Department of Pharmacy, Zhuhai People's Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, Department of Molecular Diagnostics, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Research Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China
Guangdong Medical Scientific Research, Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project

Background: The detection of methylation in circulating free DNA (cfDNA) has become a pivotal approach for the early screening and diagnosis of cancer. Traditional methods, face challenges including high detection limits, inconvenience, and elevated costs. Our prior work developed a rapid, cost-effective, and sensitive electrochemical methylation detection method for multi-cancer early detection (MCED), yet it couldn't identify the tissue of origin (TOO). We aimed to enhance this method by integrating traditional tumor biomarkers with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for improved cfDNA methylation detection and rapid TOO determination. Methods: A training cohort of 626 individuals was analyzed, including 173 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, 49 patients with hematological tumors, 273 patients with other types of tumors, and 131 healthy controls. This analysis utilized electrochemical detection, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9). We evaluated the diagnostic performance of these markers using ten types of AI algorithms. The optimal algorithm was selected to construct diagnostic models for CRC and hematological tumors. These models were then validated in an external cohort comprising 100 cancer patients. Results: In the training cohort, the logistic algorithm outperformed others, achieving AUC of 0.915 for CRC, 0.850 for hematological tumors, and 0.860 for other tumors. Based on these results, we opted to utilize the logistic algorithm for the development of diagnostic models for CRC and hematological tumors. The CRC model surpassed the performance of the electrochemical adsorption rate (AUC = 0.817) in CRC, though it showed limited efficacy for hematological tumors (AUC = 0.544) and other tumor types (AUC = 0.806). Conversely, the hematological tumors model achieved its highest performance in hematological tumors (AUC = 0.833), with commendable results for CRC (AUC = 0.831) and other cancers (AUC = 0.799) as well. In the validation cohort, the CRC model accurately identified 32 out of 35 CRC patients, and 17 of these were also detected by the hematological tumors model. Among the hematological tumors patients, 18 out of 20 positive with the hematological tumors model, and 15 were detected by the CRC model. For the remaining 45 patients with various other cancer, 22 tested positive with the CRC model and 28 with the hematological tumors model. Conclusions: Integrating machine learning with electrochemical cfDNA methylation detection and tumor markers provides a powerful approach for accurate cancer detection and TOO determination, promising to improve early diagnosis and personalized treatment strategies.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Breakthrough

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer,Central Nervous System Tumors,Developmental Therapeutics,Genitourinary Cancer,Quality of Care,Healthcare Equity and Access to Care,Population Health,Viral-Mediated Malignancies

Sub Track

Early Detection and Surveillance

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 23; abstr 181)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.23_suppl.181

Abstract #

181

Poster Bd #

J9

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