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ArticleCommunications chemistry2025

Utilising multi-modal data-driven network analysis to identify monotherapy and combinational therapy targets in SOX2-dependent squamous cell lung cancer.

Woochang Hwang, Daniel Kottmann, Wenrui Guo, Méabh MacMahon, Lucia Correia, Sherine Ahmed, Rebecca Harris, Frank McCaughan, Namshik Han

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2025. 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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Woochang Hwang *Milner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Daniel Kottmann *Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1750-4016
Wenrui GuoVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Méabh MacMahonMilner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Lucia CorreiaVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Sherine AhmedVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Rebecca HarrisMilner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Frank McCaughanVictor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. fm319@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8012-7524
Namshik HanMilner Therapeutics Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. nh417@cam.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-6384

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Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Korea) RS-2024-00410585Wellcome Trust
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Abstract

Drug discovery requires understanding disease mechanisms, making the integration of multi-modal data essential. These data types, including omics, disease-associated, and pathway information, must be combined to uncover therapeutic insights. We developed iPANDDA, a computational pipeline that integrates these data through a network-based approach to predict candidate drug targets for specific diseases. We applied iPANDDA to lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), a subtype of non-small cell lung cancer representing ~25% of global cases. Despite advances in cancer therapeutics, targeted treatments for LUSC remain limited, partly due to a lack of robust models to study carcinogenesis and therapeutic response. The SOX2 gene, amplified in ~50% of patients, plays a critical role in sustaining the cancer phenotype. Using iPANDDA, we identified and validated SOX2-dependent therapeutic targets. In vitro inhibition studies confirmed AKT and mTOR complexes as key monotherapy and combination therapy targets and revealed pathways for SOX2-targeted combination therapies.

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PMCPMC12717043

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