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Pedro Freitas^1,2, Francisco Silva^3,4, Joana Vale Sousa^3,5

¹INESC TEC - Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal. pedro.g.freitas@inesctec.pt.

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Machine learning models can identify cancer types from microbiome data, with high accuracy for colon cancer. Differentiating adjacent cancers like esophageal and rectal remains challenging due to microbial similarities.

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Area of Science:

Microbiome research
Computational biology
Oncology

Background:

Growing evidence links microbiome composition to various diseases, including cancer.
Advancements in DNA sequencing necessitate sophisticated analytical tools for microbiome studies.
The human microbiome holds potential as predictive information for cancer identification.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a machine learning (ML) approach for cancer type classification using tissue-specific microbial data.
To assess the predictive capability of the human microbiome in cancer identification.
To evaluate ML model performance across different cancer types and anatomical sites.

Main Methods:

Random Forest algorithms were employed for classification.
The study focused on five cancer types: head and neck, esophageal, stomach, colon, and rectum.
Data were sourced from The Cancer Microbiome Atlas database, with one-vs-all and multi-class analyses performed.

Main Results:

ML models showed promising performance for head and neck, stomach, and colon cancers (colon cancer accuracy >90%).
Classification accuracy decreased with increasing anatomical proximity of cancer sites.
Distinguishing between esophageal and rectal cancers, and between colon and rectal cancers, proved difficult.

Conclusions:

Tissue-specific microbiome analysis with ML shows potential for cancer detection and prevention.
Microbial similarities in adjacent cancers present a challenge for accurate classification.
Further development of ML tools for microbiome data can aid in reducing disease burden.