Can AI read tumor slides to outsmart childhood cancer?
NCT ID NCT06822842
First seen Aug 04, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether an artificial intelligence (AI) model can accurately diagnose and grade several types of solid tumors that affect children, including neuroblastoma, medulloblastoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma. The AI is trained on thousands of pathology images and medical knowledge to identify tumor regions, detect cancer, and classify subtypes. The goal is to provide a reliable, consistent tool that supports pathologists in making faster and more precise diagnoses, potentially leading to better personalized treatment for children with these cancers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- An artificial intelligence (AI) model that analyzes pathology images to diagnose and grade pediatric solid tumors
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could help doctors diagnose and grade pediatric solid tumors more accurately and consistently, even where expert pathologists are scarce, potentially improving treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- The AI model is still in testing and may not perform accurately across all tumor types or in real-world settings. Its success depends on the quality of the training data and may not generalize beyond the study's scope.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,229 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The clinical data and HE-stained sections of pathological tissues of children with solid tumors (including neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, hepatoblastoma and medulloblastoma, etc.) diagnosed and treated by histopathology in Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from January 2012 to January 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.
- Ages
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0 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Neuroblastoma (NB): For newly diagnosed patients with NB aged 0-18 years, the diagnosis criteria are one of the following two items: (1) the patient's tumor tissue has obtained a positive pathological diagnosis under the light microscope; (2) Bone marrow biopsy or aspiration revealed characteristic neuroblastoma cells, which were small round cells, arranged in a nested or chrysanthemum clump or positive staining for anti-GD2 antibodies, and accompanied by an increase in urinary vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and an increase in blood neuron-specific enolase (NSE). 2. Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma): patients aged 0-18 years old who have been diagnosed with Wilms tumor by histopathology. 3. Hepatoblastoma (HB): Patients aged 0-18 years who have been diagnosed with hepatoblastoma by histopathology. 4. Medulloblastoma (MB): Patients aged 0-18 years with a confirmed histopathological diagnosis of medulloblastoma. 5. rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS): patients aged 0-18 years old who have been diagnosed with medulloblastoma by histopathology. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The patient's medical record and treatment follow-up information are incomplete; HE is not stained or faded 2. Those who have 2 or more types of tumors at the same time; 3. Those who do not meet the enrollment criteria. 4. Tumor subtype with less than 3 WSI images
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200092, China
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