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METnet: A novel deep learning model predicting MET dysregulation in non-small-cell lung cancer on computed tomography
Yige Sun1, Jirui Guo2, Yang Liu3
1Department of Radiology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150 Haping Road, Harbin, 150010, Heilongjiang, P.R. China; Genomics Research Center (Key Laboratory of Gut Microbiota and Pharmacogenomics of Heilongjiang Province, State-Province Key Laboratory of Biomedicine-Pharmaceutics of China), College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China.
Background:
Mesenchymal epithelial transformation (MET) is a key molecular target for diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The corresponding molecularly targeted therapeutics have been approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA), achieving promising results. However, current detection of MET dysregulation requires biopsy and gene sequencing, which is invasive, time-consuming and difficult to obtain tumor samples.
Methods:
To address the above problems, we developed a noninvasive and convenient deep learning (DL) model based on Computed tomography (CT) imaging data for prediction of MET dysregulation. We introduced the unsupervised algorithm RK-net for automated image processing and utilized the MedSAM large model to achieve automated tissue segmentation. Based on the processed CT images, we developed a DL model (METnet). The model based on the grouped convolutional block. We evaluated the performance of the model over the internal test dataset using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) and accuracy. We conducted subgroup analysis on the basis of clinical data of the lung cancer patients and compared the performance of the model in different subgroups.
Results:
The model demonstrated a good discriminative ability over the internal test dataset. The accuracy of METnet was 0.746 with an AUC value of 0.793 (95% CI 0.714-0.871). The subgroup analysis revealed that the model exhibited similar performance across different subgroups.
Conclusions:
METnet realizes prediction of MET dysregulation in NSCLC, holding promise for guiding precise tumor diagnosis and treatment at the molecular level.
