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Publication Name World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID 117360
Country China
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ISSN 1948-5204 (online)
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Category Oncology
Manuscript Type Opinion Review
Article Title Interpretable extracellular vesicle long RNA framework for noninvasive pancreatic cancer diagnosis: A multi-omics artificial intelligence-driven liquid biopsy paradigm
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Chang Yuan, Rong Hu and Sheng-Chun Dang
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Sheng-Chun Dang http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8878-9007
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Social Development Project of Zhenjiang City No. SH2024061
Corresponding Author Sheng-Chun Dang, Professor, Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, No. 438 Jiefang Road, Zhenjiang 212000, Jiangsu Province, China. dscgu@163.com
Key Words Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; Extracellular vesicles; Long RNA; Interpretable artificial intelligence; Liquid biopsy; Multi-omics integration; Machine learning
Core Tip We examine the ECD-itMLF interpretable machine learning model, which recently achieved a remarkable AUC of 0.9698 for early pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) detection using sparse extracellular vesicle (EV) long RNA data. Despite this excellent performance, moving the tool into the clinic requires testing it against common patient variables like diabetes and jaundice. In this piece, we break down the model's explainable AI roots and present visual summaries of current multi-omics research. Looking ahead, we discuss how this EV-based approach could be adapted for tracking minimal residual disease (MRD) and integrating multiple analytes, providing a realistic path from the lab to everyday precision oncology.
Publish Date 2026-09-09 09:45
Citation

Yuan C, Hu R, Dang SC. Interpretable extracellular vesicle long RNA framework for noninvasive pancreatic cancer diagnosis: A multi-omics artificial intelligence-driven liquid biopsy paradigm. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(9): 117360

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i9/117360.htm
DOI https://doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.117360
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