Quantification and analysis of combination drug synergy in high-throughput transcriptome studies

  • Zeynep H. Gümüş
  • , Fernando Siso-Nada
  • , Ada Gjyrezi
  • , Paul McDonagh
  • , Iya Khali
  • , Paraskevi Giannakakou
  • , Harel Weinstein

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Abstract

We present an integrated experimental and computational approach designed to identify the key cellular components that either contribute to or drive therapeutic synergy of drug combinations with anticancer activity. The approach includes (i) quantification of drug synergy in high throughput transcriptome experiments, (ii) data-driven reverse engineering and forward simulation technology to develop an in silico model predictive of drug synergy, and (iii) utilization of databases of interaction and functional information in hypothesis generation that are validated experimentally in a final step (iv). The goal is to develop an integrated framework that aids in understanding the mechanistic details of drug synergy to design better combination drugs. We illustrate this approach with an application to the analysis of transcriptome changes in cells exposed to the synergistic anticancer drug combination of farnesyl transferase inhibitors (FTIs) combined with taxanes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication10th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering 2010, BIBE 2010
Pages238-243
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event10th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE-2010 - Philadelphia, PA, United States
Duration: 31 May 20103 Jun 2010

Publication series

Name10th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering 2010, BIBE 2010

Conference

Conference10th IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering, BIBE-2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPhiladelphia, PA
Period31/05/103/06/10

Keywords

  • Combination index
  • Drug synergy
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Reverse engineering
  • Transcriptome

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