Artificial intelligence (AI) developer EarlySign reported results from a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine that showed its machine-learning model was effective for the early diagnosis of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Based on clinical characteristics and laboratory testing performed nine to 12 months before a clinical diagnosis of cancer, the EarlySign model identified lung cancer with a sensitivity of 40.3% and specificity of 95%, according to the company. A positive test result indicated a thirteenfold elevation in the odds of lung cancer.
The finding suggests the company's AI model has potential to help prevent lung cancer deaths through early detection.
