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ReviewCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2019

Machine learning approaches to study glioblastoma: A review of the last decade of applications.

Jessica Valdebenito, Felipe Medina

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Review in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Artificial Intelligence-Driven Multi-Omics Approaches in Glioblastoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Application of machine learning to predict the outcome of pediatric traumatic brain injury.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2021
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  17. Deep learning applications in neuro-oncology.Surgical neurology international · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Jessica ValdebenitoPrograma de Bioestadística, Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-6854-0463
Felipe MedinaPrograma de Bioestadística, Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-4486-9237

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGlioblastoma (GB, formally glioblastoma multiforme) is a malignant type of brain cancer that currently has no cure and is characterized by being highly heterogeneous with high rates of re-incidence and therapy resistance. Thus, it is urgent to characterize the mechanisms of GB pathogenesis to help researchers identify novel therapeutic targets to cure this devastating disease. Recently, a promising approach to identifying novel therapeutic targets is the integration of tumor omics data with clinical information using machine learning (ML) techniques. RECENT

findingsML has become a valuable addition to the researcher's toolbox, thanks to its flexibility, multidimensional approach, and a growing community of users. The goal of this review is to introduce basic concepts and applications of ML for studying GB to clinicians and practitioners who are new to data science. ML applications include exploring large data sets, finding new relevant patterns, predicting outcomes, or merely understanding associations of the complex molecular networks presented within the tumor. Here, we review ML applications published between 2008 and 2018 and discuss ML strategies intending to identify new potential therapeutic targets to improve the management and treatment of GB.

conclusionsML applications to study GB vary in purpose and complexity, with positive results. In GB studies, ML is often used to analyze high-dimensional datasets with prediction or classification as a primary goal. Despite the strengths of ML techniques, they are not fail-safe and methodological issues can occur in GB studies that use them. This is why researchers need to be aware of these issues when planning and appraising studies that apply ML to the study of GB.

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Genetic HeterogeneityBrain NeoplasmsDatasets as TopicGenomicsGlioblastomaHistory, 21st CenturyHumansMachine Learningcancerglioblastomamachine learningtumortunneling nanotubes

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PMID32729254
PMCPMC7941469

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