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NCI Funding Helps Bring New AI-Aided Device for Glioblastoma to Market

Thanks to funding from NCI’s Small Business Innovation Research program, a new tool recently received FDA clearance. See how this cyber device could help you with artificial intelligence (AI)-guided glioblastoma segmentation.

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AI, Genomics, and Clinical Data Help Track Cancer’s Evolution Over Time

An international team of researchers combined genomics, biopsy results, and artificial intelligence (AI) to track prostate cancer over time. Learn more about these “evolvability” metrics and how they could someday help predict cancer re-occurrence.

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NCI Study Shows Promise of Machine Learning’s Role in Personalized Cancer Treatment

NCI-funded researchers are blending mathematics with machine learning to refine cancer treatment. In the future, this kind of virtual tumor model could help to further personalize care for people with cancer.

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NCI Uses AI to Take the Guesswork Out of Assessing Prostate Cancer Images

NCI researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover additional information from medical images. This helps them not only to diagnose cancer but also to predict how it will progress and if it will re-occur.

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Machine Learning Approach Helps Interpret Genome-Wide Dynamics

A new, scalable, machine learning model is helping scientists model thousands of transcription factors and genes in the human genome, providing new information on these genes and how they work/change over time.

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NCI-DOE and BridgeBio Researchers Leverage HPC to Power Cancer Drug Discovery

Learn how supercomputing and cancer research expertise helped transform a previously complex, ‘undruggable’ target into a promising, first-in-class medication. Researchers are now testing it in human trials.

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NCI Study Shows AI-Assisted Contouring Improves Prostate Cancer Treatment Efficacy

In the study, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted contours outperformed manual contours, indicating the technology’s potential to enhance treatment strategies and improve outcomes for patients.

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Algorithm Helps Address Bias in Machine Learning

Are you developing machine learning and looking for ways to make your model generalizable to a diverse population? A recent study describes an algorithm that centers on transforming your data rather than tweaking your model.

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Predicting Cancer Treatment Responses with AI Tool PERCEPTION

Discover a new AI-driven tool that uses single-cell RNA data to help predict patient responses to cancer treatments.

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Interpretable AI Helps Predict the Effectiveness of Immunotherapy

Learn about NCI’s LORIS, a new artificial intelligence-approach to help you predict how a patient will respond to immunotherapy.

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