DGIST researchers developed a deep learning model that classifies lung cancer exosomes based on physical properties measured by atomic force microscopy.
Key Details
- 1DGIST team used AFM to measure nanomechanical properties (stiffness, height-to-radius) of exosomes from NSCLC cell lines with different genetic mutations.
- 2AI model (DenseNet-121) classified exosomes by origin, achieving 96% accuracy and AUC of 0.92.
- 3Exosome stiffness reflected KRAS and EGFR mutations in their respective lung cancer cell lines.
- 4The method enables high-precision, label-free, liquid biopsy-based lung cancer diagnosis.
- 5Study published July 8, 2025, in Analytical Chemistry.
Why It Matters
This approach could offer a rapid, non-invasive way to diagnose lung cancer genetic mutations, reducing the need for tissue biopsies. Leveraging AI with nanomechanical imaging pushes boundaries in early cancer detection and personalized medicine.
Source
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