Physics-informed machine learning digital twin for reconstructing prostate cancer tumor growth via PSA tests

Camacho-Gomez, Daniel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Borau, Carlos ; Garcia-Aznar, Jose Manuel (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Gomez-Benito, Maria Jose (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Girolami, Mark ; Perez, Maria Angeles (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Existing prostate cancer monitoring methods, reliant on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurements in blood tests often fail to detect tumor growth. We develop a computational framework to reconstruct tumor growth from the PSA integrating physics-based modeling and machine learning in digital twins. The physics-based model considers PSA secretion and flux from tissue to blood, depending on local vascularity. This model is enhanced by deep learning, which regulates tumor growth dynamics through the patient’s PSA blood tests and 3D spatial interactions of physiological variables of the digital twin. We showcase our framework by reconstructing tumor growth in real patients over 2.5 years from diagnosis, with tumor volume relative errors ranging from 0.8% to 12.28%. Additionally, our results reveal scenarios of tumor growth despite no significant rise in PSA levels. Therefore, our framework serves as a promising tool for prostate cancer monitoring, supporting the advancement of personalized monitoring protocols.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1038/s41746-025-01890-x

Año: 2025

Publicado en: npj digital medicine 8, 1 (2025), 485 [10 pp.]
ISSN: 2398-6352

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/T50-23R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101018587/EU/Individual and Collective Migration of the Immune Cellular System/ICoMICS
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PLEC2021-007709

Tipo y forma: Artículo (Versión definitiva)

Área (Departamento): Área Mec.Med.Cont. y Teor.Est. (Dpto. Ingeniería Mecánica)