Lung cancer: A major breakthrough thanks to AI!
A better understanding of lung cancer thanks to artificial intelligence: an unprecedented breakthrough supported by Institut Pasteur
For the first time in the world, researchers have succeeded in mapping the organization of immune cells in the tumor environment of aggressive lung cancer, using an innovative approach based on AI and biological imaging.
This work is led by Jean-Christophe Olivo-Marin, Vannary Meas-Yedid Hardy and Thibault Lagache, members of the Institut Pasteur's Biological Imaging Analysis unit. Their aim: to gain a better understanding of how the immune system interacts with tumors, and thus help improve treatments, particularly immunotherapy.
The key innovation: an artificial intelligence-assisted image analysis technology capable of detecting and interpreting the fine distribution of immune cells within tumors. This unprecedented visualization reveals organization patterns that were previously invisible.
Why is this a breakthrough?
Because this precise reading of the tumor's immune landscape could enable doctors to tailor treatments to the specific characteristics of each patient. We are thus entering a world of precision medicine, where each immunotherapy protocol could be adjusted according to the tumor's immunological profile.
A technological advance, but also a human one: behind the algorithms lies a better understanding of biological mechanisms - in the service of more targeted, more effective and better-tolerated treatments.
(video in french, English subtitles available)