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ReviewMolecular diversity2026

A comprehensive review of neural network-based approaches for drug-target interaction prediction.

Fatemeh Panahandeh, Najme Mansouri

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Review in Molecular diversity, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Artificial Intelligence Across the Drug Development Lifecycle.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Fatemeh PanahandehDepartment of Computer Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Box No. 76135-133, Kerman, Iran.
Najme MansouriDepartment of Computer Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Box No. 76135-133, Kerman, Iran. n.mansouri@uk.ac.ir.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Predicting Drug-Target Interactions (DTI) is vital for accelerating drug discovery and repurposing. This review assesses the efficacy of neural network-based methods, including Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), and Transformer architectures utilizing self-attention mechanisms, in predicting DTI. Leveraging recent studies and benchmark datasets, such as DrugBank, neural networks outperform traditional methods, with hybrid architectures achieving an Area Under the Receiver-Operating Characteristic Curve (AUROC) of 0.979. These models enhance precision and reduce errors by integrating multimodal data, such as molecular graphs and protein sequences. However, challenges like high computational costs, limited interpretability, and data scarcity persist. Future advances may combine multimodal data with explainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve DTI analysis and unlock new therapeutic opportunities. This study highlights the transformative potential of neural networks in computational drug discovery.

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Drug DiscoveryNeural Networks, ComputerComputational BiologyHumansCNNDeep neural networksDrug–Target Interaction (DTI)Explainable AIGNNNeural networksTransformers

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