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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Kandavel Shanmugam, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Frank A. Sinicrope, Rochester, MN (US);
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
Immune context scores are calculated for stage III colorectal tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a density of human CD3+ cells in a region of interest including an invasive margin. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.