arXiv AI

Spatial proteomics guided by H&E-based AI reveals recurrence-risk niches in triple-negative breast cancer

arXiv:2608. 03145v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Deep learning models can predict cancer recurrence from H&E stained slides, but the localized molecular states underlying these predictions remain largely obscured.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 28

INSIGHT: Spatially resolved survival modelling from routine histology crosslinked with molecular profiling reveals prognostic epithelial-immune axes in stage II/III colorectal cancer

arXiv:2512. 22262v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Routine histology contains rich prognostic information in stage II/III colorectal cancer, much of which is embedded in complex spatial tissue organisation.

By Piotr Keller, Mark Eastwood, Zedong Hu, Aim\'ee Selten, Ruqayya Awan, Gertjan Rasschaert, Sara Verbandt, Vlad Popovici, Hubert Piessevaux, Hayley T Morris, Petros Tsantoulis, Thomas Alexander McKee, Andr\'e D'Hoore, C\'edric Schraepen, Xavier Sagaert, Gert De Hertogh, Sabine Tejpar, Fayyaz Minhas
arXiv AI
Jun 30

Data-Efficient Multimodal Alignment for Histopathology-based Molecular Prediction

arXiv:2606. 29949v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: H&E-stained whole-slide images offer cohort-scale availability and rich spatial context but lack molecular specificity, whereas bulk RNA-seq provides transcriptome-wide resolution at high cost with limited archival availability.

By Dominik Winter, Dominik Vonficht, Lo\"ic Le Bescond, Christian Gebbe, Marco Rosati, Richard J. Chen, Markus Schick, Ross Stewart, Nicolas Brieu
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 5

HEIST: A Graph Foundation Model for Spatial Transcriptomics and Proteomics Data

arXiv:2506. 11152v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Single-cell transcriptomics and proteomics have become a great source for data-driven insights into biology, enabling the use of advanced deep learning methods to understand cellular heterogeneity and gene expression at the single-cell level.

By Hiren Madhu, Jo\~ao Felipe Rocha, Tinglin Huang, Siddharth Viswanath, Smita Krishnaswamy, Rex Ying
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 3

Spatial Transcriptomics-Guided Alignment Enhances Molecular Profiling in Pathology Foundation Model

arXiv:2606. 03644v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Comprehensive molecular profiling is essential for modern precision oncology but remains hindered by prohibitive costs, specimen exhaustion, and protracted turnaround times.

By Fengtao Zhou, Yingxue Xu, Zhengyu Zhang, Yihui Wang, Zhengrui Guo, Ling Liang, Jiabo Ma, Cheng Jin, Ziyi Liu, Huajun Zhou, Hongyi Wang, Du Cai, Chenglong Zhao, Xi Wang, Can Yang, Yu Wang, Wenbin Li, Feng Gao, Zhe Wang, Zhenhui Li, Xiuming Zhang, Li Liang, Hao Chen
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 7

Conserved Immune Topology Improves Pathology Foundation Model Generalization for Cross-Cancer MSI-H Prediction

The paper introduces Conserved Immune Topology (CIT), a lightweight spatial representation that enhances cross‑cancer MSI‑H prediction by augmenting pathology foundation‑model embeddings with immune‑related descriptors. CIT identifies immune‑associated tiles via unsupervised clustering and encodes features such as tertiary lymphoid structures, peritumoral immune reactions, tumor‑infiltrating lymphocyte density, and immune‑tumor mixing, all without requiring annotations or target‑domain data. In cross‑site and cross‑cancer experiments on CPTAC‑COAD and TCGA‑STAD cohorts, CIT improved zero‑shot TransMIL AUC from 0.6627 to 0.7161, demonstrating that spatial immune topology can provide an organ‑invariant representation for MSI‑H prediction.

By Dasari Naga Raju
arXiv Machine Learning
Aug 26

A Multimodal Foundation Model for Longitudinal Patient Representation and Scalable Insight Generation in Oncology

arXiv:2608.24688v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Precision oncology necessitates a longitudinal model of patient state that captures cancer evolution and treatment over time, integrating multimodal ob...

By Eugene Vorontsov, Yi Kan Wang, Alican Bozkurt, Adam Casson, Ludmila Tydlitatova, Michal Zelechowski, Ezra E. W. Cohen, Jyoti D. Patel, Max Banaszak, Caitlin McWilliams, Shane Colley, Kate Sasser, Ryan Fukushima, Eric Lefkofsky, Razik Yousfi, Siqi Liu
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 24

Benchmarking Active Spot Selection for Cost-Efficient Spatial Transcriptomics

The study benchmarks active spot selection methods against random sampling for spatial transcriptomics, focusing on cost‑efficient data acquisition. Using two public cohorts, the authors simulate multi‑round selection with uncertainty‑based (MC‑dropout, TOD) and diversity‑based (CoreSet, TypiClust) strategies, evaluating performance at 5%, 10%, 30%, and 50% of the spot pool. Results show that none of the active strategies consistently outperforms random sampling across all budgets or evaluation metrics, with performance varying by dataset and metric.

By Zheyu Zhu, Junchao Zhu, Fengbei Liu, Tianyuan Yao, Gelei Xu, John Cannon, Haichun Yang, Yuankai Huo, Mert R. Sabuncu, Ruining Deng