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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2025

A machine learning approach for multimodal data fusion for survival prediction in cancer patients.

Nikolaos Nikolaou, Domingo Salazar, Harish RaviPrakash, Miguel Gonçalves, Rob Mulla, Nikolay Burlutskiy, Natasha Markuzon, Etai Jacob

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Article in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Nikolaos NikolaouOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Domingo SalazarOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Harish RaviPrakashOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA.
Miguel GonçalvesOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Rob MullaOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA.
Nikolay BurlutskiyOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK.
Natasha MarkuzonOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA. natasha.markuzon@astrazeneca.com.
Etai JacobOncology Data Science, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, Waltham, MA, USA. etai.jacob@astrazeneca.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Technological advancements of the past decade have transformed cancer research, improving patient survival predictions through genotyping and multimodal data analysis. However, there is no comprehensive machine-learning pipeline for comparing methods to enhance these predictions. To address this, a versatile pipeline using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data was developed, incorporating various data modalities such as transcripts, proteins, metabolites, and clinical factors. This approach manages challenges like high dimensionality, small sample sizes, and data heterogeneity. By applying different feature extraction and fusion strategies, notably late fusion models, the effectiveness of integrating diverse data types was demonstrated. Late fusion models consistently outperformed single-modality approaches in TCGA lung, breast, and pan-cancer datasets, offering higher accuracy and robustness. This research highlights the potential of comprehensive multimodal data integration in precision oncology to improve survival predictions for cancer patients. The study provides a reusable pipeline for the research community, suggesting future work on larger cohorts.

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PMCPMC12053085

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