2023
Deep learning‐based pathology image analysis predicts cancer progression risk in patients with oral leukoplakia
Zhang X, Gleber‐Netto F, Wang S, Martins‐Chaves R, Gomez R, Vigneswaran N, Sarkar A, William W, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Williams M, Bell D, Palsgrove D, Bishop J, Heymach J, Gillenwater A, Myers J, Ferrarotto R, Lippman S, Pickering C, Xiao G. Deep learning‐based pathology image analysis predicts cancer progression risk in patients with oral leukoplakia. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 7508-7518. PMID: 36721313, PMCID: PMC10067069, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk groupOral leukoplakiaOL patientsProgression riskOral mucosaHigh-risk patientsOral cancer developmentRisk stratification modelCancer progression riskLarge interobserver variabilityEarly diagnosisHigh riskDysplasia gradingAbnormal morphological featuresOral epitheliumOC developmentEarly interventionLow-risk onesPatientsStratification modelCancer developmentCancer progressionInterobserver variabilityLeukoplakiaRisk
2022
Mildly dysplastic oral lesions with optically-detectable abnormalities share genetic similarities with severely dysplastic lesions
Brenes D, Nipper A, Tan M, Gleber-Netto F, Schwarz R, Pickering C, Williams M, Vigneswaran N, Gillenwater A, Sikora A, Richards-Kortum R. Mildly dysplastic oral lesions with optically-detectable abnormalities share genetic similarities with severely dysplastic lesions. Oral Oncology 2022, 135: 106232. PMID: 36335817, PMCID: PMC9881670, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral premalignant lesionsMild dysplasiaSevere dysplasiaOral lesionsPremalignant lesionsDysplastic oral lesionsHigh-grade pathologySubset of lesionsLoss of autofluorescenceDysplastic lesionsOptical imaging studiesOral surgeryDysplasiaDetectable abnormalitiesPatient careLesionsImaging studiesEpithelial cell nucleiPatientsGene expressionGene expression profilesMarkersGene expression analysisSimilar gene expressionExpression profiles