The first AI tool cleared by the FDA to predict both prognosis and treatment benefit from a routine biopsy slide, in prostate cancer.
ArteraAI Prostate is a multimodal artificial intelligence test that combines a deep-learning image encoder applied to routine H&E biopsy slides with clinical variables to predict the risk of distant metastasis and the benefit of short-term androgen deprivation therapy added to radiotherapy in localised prostate cancer. It was validated retrospectively on NRG/RTOG randomised trial cohorts, received FDA de novo authorisation in August 2025 as the first AI tool cleared to predict both prognosis and treatment benefit from a slide, and is listed in NCCN guidelines. Its practical use is helping men with intermediate-risk disease decide whether hormone therapy is worth its side effects. Prospective validation is the open question. For a newcomer: software that reads a biopsy slide to say how aggressive the cancer is and whether hormone therapy will help.
Deep-learning image encoder plus clinical data fusion.
1.Biopsy slides are scanned to digital images
Digital pathology prognostic test covered by Medicare for localised prostate cancer through the MolDX programme (Palmetto GBA local coverage) since 2023; billed as a laboratory test under Part B with no coinsurance.
Commercial coverage is limited and case by case; the lab often bills the patient after a coverage denial or offers a financial assistance programme.
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De novo authorisation: first AI pathology test cleared for prognostic and predictive use in localised prostate cancer source
| Region | Year | Indication |
|---|---|---|
| US | 2025 | Localised prostate cancer risk stratification and ADT benefit prediction |
| Country | Reimbursement | List price | Assistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Medicare coverage via MolDX; NCCN-listed | ~$1,500 (Medicare CLFS rate established 2025, approximate) | - |
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