AI-Augmented Diagnostic Assessment With ENLIGHT Versus Independent Pathologist Review (ENLIGHT)
This study will evaluate whether artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance clinicians' accuracy, efficiency, and confidence in distinguishing lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) from lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) and kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma (KIRP) from kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) using digitized pathology slides. These subtype classifications are routinely performed by pathologists but can be challenging and time-consuming, particularly in difficult cases.
During the study, participating clinicians will review lung and kidney pathology slides under three different conditions:
- Unaided Review: Diagnosis without AI assistance.
- AI as Double-Check: The clinician first makes an independent diagnosis, after which the AI-generated diagnosis (prediction only or prediction with explanation) is revealed for review.
- AI as First-Look: The AI-generated diagnosis (prediction only or prediction with explanation) is presented before the clinician begins the review.
Clinicians will be randomly assigned to different review sequences to minimize potential order effects. This study design will enable us to assess the impact of AI assistance on diagnostic accuracy, interpretation time, and clinician confidence.
研究概览
地位
条件
干预/治疗
详细说明
This study aims to evaluate the effect of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance on clinicians' diagnostic performance in distinguishing lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) from lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) and kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma (KIRP) from kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) using digitized hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained whole-slide images (WSIs). ENLIGHT (Explainable Neoplasm Learning In Grounded Histology Terms) will serve as the AI system under evaluation. This is a single-session, within-reader, between-case study in which each reader evaluates distinct sets of cases under all study conditions.
The study includes three diagnostic blocks: Block X, in which WSIs are reviewed without AI assistance; Block Y1, in which clinicians make an initial diagnosis before viewing the AI output as a double-check; and Block Y2, in which the AI output is displayed before clinicians begin their review as a first-look aid. Within each AI-assisted block, the prediction-only and prediction-with-explanation sub-blocks are presented in randomized order.
Each participating pathologist will review up to 400 de-identified WSIs (up to 200 lung cancer and up to 200 kidney cancer cases). Readers will be randomly assigned to one of four study arms that differ only in the order in which Blocks X, Y1, and Y2 are completed. For each reader, distinct WSIs will be randomly assigned to the diagnostic conditions so that no WSI is reviewed more than once by the same reader.
- Arm 1 (X -> Y1 -> Y2): Clinicians first complete Block X (Unaided Review), followed by Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) and then Block Y2 (AI as First-Look).
- Arm 2 (X -> Y2 -> Y1): Clinicians first complete Block X (Unaided Review), followed by Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) and then Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check).
- Arm 3 (Y1 -> Y2 -> X): Clinicians first complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check), followed by Block Y2 (AI as First-Look), and then Block X (Unaided Review).
- Arm 4 (Y2 -> Y1 -> X): Clinicians first complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look), followed by Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check), and then Block X (Unaided Review).
For each case, diagnostic accuracy, time to diagnosis, and diagnostic confidence will be recorded. No reader will review the same WSI under more than one condition, thereby eliminating within-reader recall bias. In parallel, the ENLIGHT model will independently generate diagnostic predictions for all WSIs to enable direct benchmarking of AI performance against pathologists and to evaluate the impact of different AI-assisted workflows on diagnostic performance.
研究类型
注册 (估计的)
阶段
- 不适用
联系人和位置
学习地点
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Massachusetts
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Boston、Massachusetts、美国、02115
- Harvard Medical School,
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参与标准
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
- 孩子
- 成人
- 年长者
接受健康志愿者
描述
Inclusion Criteria for Pathology Slides (i.e., Cases):
- Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained pathology slides
- Final diagnosis confirmed through molecular testing in conjunction with expert pathology evaluation
Exclusion Criteria for Pathology Slides (i.e., Cases):
- Poor-quality or unreadable slides
- Cases used in AI training
Inclusion Criteria for Readers (i.e., Participants):
- Board-certified or board-eligible pathologists
- Willingness to complete both unaided and AI-assisted review sessions
学习计划
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 主要用途：诊断
- 分配：随机化
- 介入模型：交叉作业
- 屏蔽：四人间
武器和干预
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干预/治疗 |
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有源比较器：Unaided Review First, Then AI as Double-Check, Then AI as First-Look.
Readers first complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
For each reader, each of the five subsets (SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b) comprises up to 80 slides: up to 40 slides from LUAD-LUSC and up to 40 slides from KIRP-KIRC.
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Readers first complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
For each reader, SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b are disjoint.
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有源比较器：Unaided Review First, Then AI as First-Look, Then AI as Double-Check.
Readers first complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
For each reader, each of the five subsets (SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b) comprises up to 80 slides: up to 40 slides from LUAD-LUSC and up to 40 slides from KIRP-KIRC.
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Readers first complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
For each reader, SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b are disjoint.
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有源比较器：AI as Double-Check Review First, Then AI as First-Look, Then Unaided Review.
Readers first complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
Then readers complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
For each reader, each of the five subsets (SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b) comprises up to 80 slides: up to 40 slides from LUAD-LUSC and up to 40 slides from KIRP-KIRC.
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Readers first complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
Then readers complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
For each reader, SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b are disjoint.
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有源比较器：AI as First-Look Review First, Then AI as Double-Check, Then Unaided Review.
Readers first complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
Then readers complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
For each reader, each of the five subsets (SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b) comprises up to 80 slides: up to 40 slides from LUAD-LUSC and up to 40 slides from KIRP-KIRC.
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Readers first complete Block Y2 (AI as First-Look) on two separate subsets: SY2a (AI prediction-only as First-Look) and SY2b (AI prediction-with-explanation as First-Look).
Within Block Y2, the order of SY2a and SY2b is randomized.
They then complete Block Y1 (AI as Double-Check) on two separate subsets: SY1a (AI prediction-only as Double-Check) and SY1b (AI prediction-with-explanation as Double-Check).
Within Block Y1, the order of SY1a and SY1b is randomized.
Then readers complete Block X (Unaided) on their assigned subset SX.
For each reader, SX, SY1a, SY1b, SY2a, and SY2b are disjoint.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
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Diagnostic performance of cancers
大体时间：Periprocedural (at the time of slide review)
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Performance of clinicians (unaided and AI-assisted) for distinguishing LUAD- LUSC and distinguishing KIRP-KIRC, measured in accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and F1.
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Periprocedural (at the time of slide review)
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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诊断时间
大体时间：围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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最终确定诊断所需的平均时间（每案例秒）。
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围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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观察者间的变异性
大体时间：围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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使用评估者间的可靠性指标（例如Kappa统计数据）测量临床医生之间的一致性。
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围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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AI暴露后的净收益
大体时间：围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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诊断准确性的总体变化归因于AI援助。
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围围骨（在幻灯片审查时）
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Clinician confidence level
大体时间：Periprocedural (at the time of slide review)
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Self-reported diagnostic confidence recorded for each case.
Scale: 5 - Absolutely Certain; 4 - Mostly Certain; 3 - Unsure; 2 - Very Doubtful; 1 - Random Guess; With 5 being the highest confidence score and 1 being the lowest.
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Periprocedural (at the time of slide review)
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合作者和调查者
研究记录日期
研究主要日期
学习开始 (估计的)
初级完成 (估计的)
研究完成 (估计的)
研究注册日期
首次提交
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
首次发布 (实际的)
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (实际的)
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
最后验证
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