Alibaba DAMO Academy Unveils AI Model for Non-Invasive Colorectal Cancer Screening

Alibaba DAMO Academy and hospital partners introduced DAMO COCA, a two-stage AI model for colorectal cancer screening from non-contrast CT scans.

In published study results in Annals of Oncology, the model achieved 86.6% sensitivity and 99.8% specificity across more than 27,000 scans.

The system also identified cancers that were missed in prior real-world readings.

By avoiding bowel prep and invasive procedures, it could make colorectal cancer screening more accessible and scalable.