A generalizable cross-continent prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma using the oral microbiome
Shahd ElNaggar, Wenlong Carl Chen, Leanne Prodehl, Thomas Kekgatleope Marumo, Muhammed U. Khan, Christopher George Mathew, Paul Ruff, Jin Zhezhen, Alfred I. Neugut, Anil K. Rustgi, Anne‐Catrin Uhlemann, Tal Korem, Julian A. Abrams
This study develops a machine learning model using oral microbiome data to predict esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, showing good performance across different geographic regions.
Communications Medicine · Feb 28, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology