Integrating Genomics, Radiomics, and Pathomics in Oncology: A Scoping Review and a Framework for AI-Enabled Surgomics
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multimodal AI integration across genomics, radiomics, and pathomics is rapidly evolving in oncology, but evidence remains heterogeneous and unevenly distributed across modalities. OBJECTIVE: To map empirical studies integrating two or more -omic modalities, summarize integration and validation approaches, and identify gaps informing future directions toward surgomics. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review in accordance with PRISMA-ScR, searching PubMed, Ovid, Wiley Online Library, and Google Scholar for English-language studies published from January 2020 to 5 March 2025. We charted study characteristics, modalities combined, fusion strategies, AI model categories, validation approaches, and reported performance metrics as presented by the original studies. RESULTS: = 1078 total participants across reported studies), most focusing on radiomics-pathomics integration; fewer incorporated genomics, and tri-modal fusion was uncommon. Studies varied widely in clinical tasks, endpoints, preprocessing, and validation, limiting direct comparability. CONCLUSIONS: The mapped evidence indicates growing methodological activity in radiopathomics and cross-scale association modeling, while tri-modal pipelines and clinically deployable multimodal workflows remain underdeveloped. Surgomics is presented as a conceptual, staged roadmap informed by these gaps rather than a current clinical capability.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Bioengineering
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 117–117
- Publication date
- 20 January 2026
- Language
- EN