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ArticleJournal of computer-aided molecular design2026

In silico discovery of novel small-molecule PD-L1 inhibitors through a multi-stage computational workflow integrating machine learning and molecular dynamics.

Amir Garmabdari, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Fateme Dehghani Ashkezari, Soraya Shahhosseini, Sayyed Abbas Tabatabai, Elham Rezaee

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Amir GarmabdariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No.2660, Vali-e-Asr., Tehran, 1991953381, Iran.
Seyed Mohammad AyyoubzadehDepartment of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fateme Dehghani AshkezariDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No.2660, Vali-e-Asr., Tehran, 1991953381, Iran.
Soraya ShahhosseiniDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No.2660, Vali-e-Asr., Tehran, 1991953381, Iran.
Sayyed Abbas TabatabaiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No.2660, Vali-e-Asr., Tehran, 1991953381, Iran. sa_tabatabai@yahoo.com.
Elham RezaeeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, No.2660, Vali-e-Asr., Tehran, 1991953381, Iran. Elham_rezaee63@yahoo.com.

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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 43018807
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Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway has transformed modern oncology; however, developing small-molecule inhibitors as viable alternatives to monoclonal antibodies remains a major challenge. In this study, an integrated computational framework is established in which machine learning, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and binding free-energy calculations are combined to enable the discovery and optimization of novel PD-L1 inhibitors. A validated ML-QSAR model was constructed using the XGBoost algorithm (R

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B7-H1 AntigenDrug DiscoveryImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMachine LearningSmall Molecule LibrariesBoosting Machine Learning AlgorithmsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationMolecular Dynamics SimulationQuantitative Structure-Activity RelationshipB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsSmall Molecule LibrariesCancerMachine learningMolecular dynamicsPD-L1 InhibitorXGBoost

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