Scientists say that in the future, cancer treatment could revolve around a Netflix-like algorithm.
The streaming giant collects data about each user’s viewing history to provide personalized recommendations for movies and TV shows.
This is then guided by the AI to identify display patterns such as your favorite genres, how often you look at them, and whether you like them.
Reflecting on the way Netflix predicts what you want to watch next, experts have created an AI that should predict how cancer will behave.
The tool searches thousands of genetic data to look for common “mistakes” in cancers.
Co-author of the study at the University of California at San Diego, Dr. Ludmil Alexandrov, “Cancer is a complex disease.
“But we have shown striking similarities in the changes that occur in chromosomes when it starts and how it grows.
“If Netflix can predict what show you’ll have your next meal on, we think we can predict how your cancer will behave.”
He added that it could allow doctors to “offer better and more personalized cancer treatment in the future.”
The NHS plans to offer patients genome sequencing if it can help customize cancer care and improve their care.
Just as Netflix predicts which series a person chooses to watch, scientists have developed an algorithm that should predict how cancer might behave based on previous changes in a patient’s genome.
Researchers have previously studied how genomic errors occur in sarcoma, a rare tumor that develops in body tissue.
They wanted to find ways to study these changes in different types of cancer.
About 375,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in the UK, while 1.7 million new cases are confirmed in the US.
All types of cancer are caused by mutations in the DNA of cells, which cause cells to multiply uncontrollably to form a tumor.
The algorithm will be able to search thousands of genetic data lines from cancer cells and discover common patterns.
This should theoretically allow them to predict how the cancer will develop and where the weak spots will be.
Already tested on nearly 10,000 patients with 33 different types of cancer, the tool has detected 21 common errors. The results were published in the journal Natura †.
They made it available to other scientists, hoping they would use their software to “build their own Netflix-like library of chromosomal exchanges.”
Dr. “To stay one step ahead of cancer, we need to predict how it adapts and changes,” said Nischalan, co-author of the study.
Mutations are the main causes of cancer, but most of our understanding focuses on changes in individual genes in cancer.
“We missed the big picture of how large blocks of genes can be copied, moved or removed without devastating effects on the tumor.
“If we understand how these events occur, we can gain an advantage again against cancer. Thanks to advances in genome sequencing, we can now see these changes that occur in different types of cancer and understand how to respond effectively.”
Source: Daily Mail
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