Virtual multiplexed immunofluorescence staining from non-antibody-stained fluorescence imaging for gastric cancer
Zixia Zhou1, Yuming Jiang2, Zepang Sun3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Background:
Multiplexed immunofluorescence (mIF) staining, such as CODEX and MIBI, holds significant clinical value for various fields, such as disease diagnosis, biological research, and drug development. However, these techniques are often hindered by high time and cost requirements.
Methods:
Here we present a Multimodal-Attention-based virtual mIF Staining (MAS) system that utilises a deep learning model to extract potential antibody-related features from dual-modal non-antibody-stained fluorescence imaging, specifically autofluorescence (AF) and DAPI imaging. The MAS system simultaneously generates predictions of mIF with multiple survival-associated biomarkers in gastric cancer using self- and multi-attention learning mechanisms.
Findings:
Experimental results with 180 pathological slides from 94 patients with gastric cancer demonstrate the efficiency and consistent performance of the MAS system in both cancer and noncancer gastric tissues. Furthermore, we showcase the prognostic accuracy of the virtual mIF images of seven gastric cancer related biomarkers, including CD3, CD20, FOXP3, PD1, CD8, CD163, and PD-L1, which is comparable to those obtained from the standard mIF staining.
Interpretation:
The MAS system rapidly generates reliable multiplexed staining, greatly reducing the cost of mIF and improving clinical workflow.
Funding:
Stanford 2022 HAI Seed Grant; National Institutes of Health 1R01CA256890.
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