2026-07-15 オックスフォード大学
＜関連情報＞
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07-14-study-shows-ai-can-be-safely-deployed-in-nhs-prostate-cancer-diagnosis
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-026-02592-8
Articulate Pro研究における人工知能支援型前立腺生検報告の評価 An evaluation of artificial intelligence assisted prostate biopsy reporting in the Articulate Pro study
Lisa Browning,Richard T. Colling,Jon Oxley,Jacqueline Birks,Nasullah Khalid Alham,Stefano Malacrino,Chuer Zhang,Abhisek Ghosh,Rosalin Cooper,Monica Dolton,Margaret Horton,Juan A. Retamero,Andrew Protheroe,Leila Bibi Ahmed,Nahida Banu,Anastasios Chatzitolios,Irini Danial,Samir Al-Hyassat,Bidisa Sinha,Pallavi Borkar,Pelvender Gill,Richard J. Bryant,Jonathan Aning,Kieron White,… Clare Verrill
npj Digital Medicine Published:22 May 2026
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02592-8
Abstract
Prospective evidence on clinical utility of AI in histopathology is limited. We conducted a prospective study across three National Health Service specialist centres in England to evaluate a commercially available AI system for assistance in prostate biopsy reporting. Of 1613 cases, 1049 were reported with AI-assistance. Endpoints evaluated diagnostic impact, clinical impact and workflow. Staged AI assistance (second-read) prompted case review and changed the initial diagnosis or Grade Group of 21/386(5.4%) patients, 5 of these (1.3%) potentially affecting clinical management. AI-assisted workflows showed significantly reduced mean turnaround time with concurrent-read compared to unassisted-read by 30.1 h (p < 0.0001) at one site with significant reductions in cases requiring immunohistochemistry in all sites (Odds Ratios 0.50,0.43,0.33, p < 0.0001, p = 0.01, p = 0.001). This first prospective, multi-centric evaluation demonstrates AI can enhance diagnostic accuracy, shorten turnaround times and reduce unnecessary testing. Scaled across the NHS, such improvements could improve patient care, deliver faster diagnoses and optimise laboratory efficiency, supporting adoption.
