Ziqiang Chen, Xiaobing Wang, Zelin Jin, Bosen Li, Dongxian Jiang, Yanqiu Wang, Mengping Jiang, Dandan Zhang, Pei Yuan, Yahui Zhao, Feiyue Feng, Yicheng Lin, Liping Jiang, Chenxi Wang, Weida Meng, Wenjing Ye, Jie Wang, Wenqing Qiu, Houbao Liu, Dan Huang, Yingyong Hou, Xuefei Wang, Yuchen Jiao, Jianming Ying, Zhihua Liu, Yun Liu
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) have been associated with favorable immunotherapy responses and prognosis in various cancers. Despite their significance, their quantification using multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC) staining of T and B lymphocytes remains labor-intensive, limiting its clinical utility. To address this challenge, we curated a dataset from matched mIHC and H&E whole-slide images (WSIs) and developed a deep learning model for automated segmentation of TLSs. The model achieved Dice coefficients of 0...
March 22, 2024: NPJ Precision Oncology