Deep learning (DL)-based algorithms to determine prostate cancer (PCa) Grade Group (GG) on biopsy slides have not been validated by comparison to clinical outcomes. We used a DL-based algorithm, AIRAProstate, to re-grade initial prostate biopsies in two independent PCa active surveillance (AS) cohorts. In a cohort initially diagnosed with GG1 PCa using only systematic biopsies (n = 138), upgrading of the initial biopsy to ≥GG2 by AIRAProstate was associated with rapid or extreme grade reclassification on AS (odds ratio 3.3, p = .04), whereas upgrading of the initial biopsy by contemporary uropathologist reviews was not associated with this outcome. In a contemporary validation cohort that underwent prostate magnetic resonance imaging before initial biopsy (n = 169), upgrading of the initial biopsy (all contemporary GG1 by uropathologist grading) by AIRAProstate was associated with grade reclassification on AS (hazard ratio 1.7, p = .03). These results demonstrate the utility of a DL-based grading algorithm in PCa risk stratification for AS.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2024 Jun 18 [Epub ahead of print]
Chien-Kuang C Ding, Zhuo Tony Su, Erik Erak, Lia DePaula Oliveira, Daniela C Salles, Yuezhou Jing, Pranab Samanta, Saikiran Bonthu, Uttara Joshi, Chaith Kondragunta, Nitin Singhal, Angelo M De Marzo, Bruce J Trock, Christian P Pavlovich, Claire M de la Calle, Tamara L Lotan
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America., Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Dr Salles is deceased since October 9, 2021., Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America., AIRA Matrix Private Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.