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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Mar 5, 2026; 17(1): 112640
Published online Mar 5, 2026. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i1.112640
Published online Mar 5, 2026. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i1.112640
Table 1 Performance of deep learning models in endoscopic assessment of mucosal healing
| Ref. | Input | Model | Key performance metrics |
| Stidham et al[31] | Images | CNN | MES 0-1 vs MES 2-3: AUC = 0.97 |
| Ozawa et al[32] | Images | CNN | MES 0 vs MES 1-3: AUC = 0.86; MES 0-1 vs MES 2-3: AUC = 0.98 |
| Gottlieb et al[35] | Videos | RNN | EH by eMS: Accuracy = 95.52%; EH by UCEIS: Accuracy = 97.04% |
| Takenaka et al[34] | Images | DNUC | UCEIS ≤ 1: Accuracy = 90.1% |
| Higuchi et al[68] | Images1 | CNN | MES 0-3: Accuracy = 91.3%-99.4% |
| Yao et al[33] | Videos | CNN | MES 0-1 vs MES 2-3: Accuracy = 83.7% |
| Iacucci et al[47] | Videos | CNN | PICaSSO ≤ 3 (VCE): AUC = 0.94; UCEIS ≤ 1: AUC = 0.85 |
Table 2 Performance of deep learning models in capsule endoscopy for the assessment of common pathologies in inflammatory bowel disease
| Ref. | Model | Key performance metrics |
| Klang et al[58] | CNN | Ulcers vs normal mucosa: AUC = 0.94-0.99 |
| Barash et al[61] | CNN | Ulcer grade 1 vs 3: AUC = 0.958; ulcer grade 1 vs 2: AUC = 0.565; ulcer grade 2 vs 3: AUC = 0.939 |
| Ribeiro et al[67] | CNN | Ulcers and erosions: AUC = 1.00 |
| Kratter et al[69] | CNN | Ulcer detection (cross-domain model): AUC = 0.921-0.948; ulcer detection (combined model): AUC = 0.984-0.998 |
| Klang et al[59] | CNN | Strictures vs ulcers: AUC = 0.942; strictures vs mild ulcers: AUC = 0.992; strictures vs moderate ulcers: AUC = 0.975; strictures vs severe ulcers: AUC = 0.889 |
| Majtner et al[65] | CNN | SB ulcers: Accuracy = 98.5%; LB ulcers: Accuracy = 98.1% |
| Ferreira et al[66] | CNN | SB and LB ulcers: AUC = 1.00 |
Table 3 Performance of therapeutic prediction models in assessing response to common biologic therapies in inflammatory bowel disease
| Ref. | Model | Drug name | Outcome | Key performance metrics |
| Telesco et al[110] | LR | Golimumab | Mucosal healing at week 6 | AUC = 0.688 |
| Chen et al[111] | ANN | Infliximab | PNR at weeks 6 and 14 | RNA model: AUC = 0.850 |
| Feng et al[112] | RF, ANN | Infliximab | PNR at week 14 | AUC = 0.81 |
| Ghiassian et al[118] | PNN | Infliximab | Inadequate response at weeks 4-6 and 8 | AUC = 0.83 |
| Mishra et al[120] | RF | Infliximab | Clinical remission at week 14 | DNAm-DEGs: AUC = 0.88 |
| Derakhshan Nazari et al[113] | LASSO, ensemble ML | Infliximab | Improvement in symptoms, endoscopic activity, histologic scores | Accuracy = 73%-95% |
| Ye et al[114] | LASSO, RF, SVM-RFE | Infliximab | Endoscopic or histological activity at weeks 6 and 14 | AUC = 0.912-0.920 |
| Zhang et al[121] | LASSO | Infliximab | PNR at week 14 vs NDR at weeks 22-52 | AUC = 0.812-0.888 |
| Konikoff et al[129] | CatBoost | Infliximab and vedolizumab | Drug sustainability at week 54 | AUC = 0.86 |
| Joustra et al[119] | Stability selected gradient boosting | Tofacitinib | Disease response after week 8 | AUC = 0.74 |
| Lees et al[126] | RF, LR | Tofacitinib | Partial Mayo score response at weeks 4 and 8 | AUC = 0.74-0.85 |
| Chaparro et al[124] | GAM | Ustekinumab | Clinical remission | AUC = 0.796 |
| Doherty et al[122] | RF | Ustekinumab | Therapeutic response at week 6 | AUC = 0.733-0.844 |
| He et al[115] | LASSO | Ustekinumab | Disease response by CDAI | AUC = 0.734 |
| Koustenis et al[116] | XGBoost, XRT, DRF GBM, GLM | Ustekinumab | Clinical remission at 6 months | AUC = 0.925-1.0 |
| Morikubo et al[16] | SVM, RF, LR, KNN | Ustekinumab | Steroid-free clinical remission at week 22 | Accuracy = 56.5%-69.6% |
| Chen et al[125] | ENRR, RF, SMOTE | Vedolizumab | Clinical remission at week 52 | AUC = 0.811 |
| Waljee et al[26] | RF | Vedolizumab | Corticosteroid-free biologic remission at week 52 | AUC = 0.65-0.75 |
| Waljee et al[123] | RF | Vedolizumab | Corticosteroid-free endoscopic remission at week 52 | AUC = 0.62-0.73 |
| Dulai et al[127] | LR (VDZ-CDST) | Vedolizumab | Clinical and corticosteroid-free remission, mucosal healing, deep remission at week 26 | AUC = 0.66-0.75 |
| Alric et al[128] | LR (VDZ-CDST) | Vedolizumab and ustekinumab | Steroid-free clinical remission at week 48 | Vedolizumab: AUC = 0.69; ustekinumab: AUC = 0.52 |
- Citation: Bilotta AJ, Trebilcock JA, Hebda NJ, Sasan CK, Cooper KM, Rupawala AH. Artificial intelligence in the management of inflammatory bowel disease: What’s next? World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2026; 17(1): 112640
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5349/full/v17/i1/112640.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v17.i1.112640
