Title | A Computational Approach for Identifying Synergistic Drug Combinations. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Gayvert KM, Aly O, Platt J, Bosenberg MW, Stern DF, Elemento O |
Journal | PLoS Comput Biol |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | e1005308 |
Date Published | 2017 01 |
ISSN | 1553-7358 |
Keywords | Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Line, Tumor, Computational Biology, Drug Combinations, Drug Discovery, Drug Synergism, Humans, Melanoma, Models, Theoretical, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf |
Abstract | A promising alternative to address the problem of acquired drug resistance is to rely on combination therapies. Identification of the right combinations is often accomplished through trial and error, a labor and resource intensive process whose scale quickly escalates as more drugs can be combined. To address this problem, we present a broad computational approach for predicting synergistic combinations using easily obtainable single drug efficacy, no detailed mechanistic understanding of drug function, and limited drug combination testing. When applied to mutant BRAF melanoma, we found that our approach exhibited significant predictive power. Additionally, we validated previously untested synergy predictions involving anticancer molecules. As additional large combinatorial screens become available, this methodology could prove to be impactful for identification of drug synergy in context of other types of cancers. |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005308 |
Alternate Journal | PLoS Comput. Biol. |
PubMed ID | 28085880 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC5234777 |
Grant List | R01 CA194547 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States UL1 TR001863 / TR / NCATS NIH HHS / United States T32 GM083937 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States |