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ArticlePloS one2024

DeepDRA: Drug repurposing using multi-omics data integration with autoencoders.

Taha Mohammadzadeh-Vardin, Amin Ghareyazi, Ali Gharizadeh, Karim Abbasi, Hamid R Rabiee

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Article in PloS one, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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Taha Mohammadzadeh-VardinDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0009-0000-3097-0428
Amin GhareyaziDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Ali GharizadehDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0009-0006-5969-116X
Karim AbbasiDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-2135-8864
Hamid R RabieeDepartment of Computer Engineering, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Lab, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer treatment has become one of the biggest challenges in the world today. Different treatments are used against cancer; drug-based treatments have shown better results. On the other hand, designing new drugs for cancer is costly and time-consuming. Some computational methods, such as machine learning and deep learning, have been suggested to solve these challenges using drug repurposing. Despite the promise of classical machine-learning methods in repurposing cancer drugs and predicting responses, deep-learning methods performed better. This study aims to develop a deep-learning model that predicts cancer drug response based on multi-omics data, drug descriptors, and drug fingerprints and facilitates the repurposing of drugs based on those responses. To reduce multi-omics data's dimensionality, we use autoencoders. As a multi-task learning model, autoencoders are connected to MLPs. We extensively tested our model using three primary datasets: GDSC, CTRP, and CCLE to determine its efficacy. In multiple experiments, our model consistently outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods. Compared to state-of-the-art models, our model achieves an impressive AUPRC of 0.99. Furthermore, in a cross-dataset evaluation, where the model is trained on GDSC and tested on CCLE, it surpasses the performance of three previous works, achieving an AUPRC of 0.72. In conclusion, we presented a deep learning model that outperforms the current state-of-the-art regarding generalization. Using this model, we could assess drug responses and explore drug repurposing, leading to the discovery of novel cancer drugs. Our study highlights the potential for advanced deep learning to advance cancer therapeutic precision.

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Deep LearningDrug RepositioningAntineoplastic AgentsComputational BiologyHumansMachine LearningMultiomicsNeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID39058696
PMCPMC11280260

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