Microsoft, Providence, and UW's new AI could change cancer research
Microsoft, Providence, and the University of Washington have built an AI called GigaTIME that turns regular cancer slides into super-detailed virtual images—letting scientists see how 21 different proteins behave in tumors.
Their findings just dropped in Cell.
Big data, bigger insights: Tumors decoded at scale
GigaTIME powered the first massive study of tumor immune environments across 24 cancers and over 300 subtypes.
Trained on about 40 million cells from more than 14,000 patients at 51 hospitals, it generated nearly 300,000 virtual images—unlocking a whole new level of detail for researchers.
Why it matters: Personalized treatment gets a boost
GigaTIME found over a thousand links between protein activity and things like biomarkers or survival rates—and double-checked them with data from another big patient group.
Now open to everyone on Microsoft Foundry Labs and Hugging Face, this tool could help doctors predict who'll benefit from immunotherapy and push cancer research forward for all.