摘要:
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug.
摘要:
Systems and methods are described herein for the prioritization of possible treatment options based on biomarkers, such as (but not limited to) tumor and germline-based genomic variants. The system and methods may thereby identify patient and the status of a biomarker in the treatment options tailored to a patient, in particular to his/her clinical, molecular, and/or genetic condition. Furthermore, the system and method provides a means for prioritizing the possible treatment options based on the extraction and contextualization of clinical and molecular knowledge. The system gathers and/or accesses biomarker information and transforms the information into prioritized, clinically actionable options identified for a specific patient case.
摘要:
There is disclosed a molecular composition(s) of a novel tissue protective erythropoietin (EPO) binding receptor protein complex, termed NEPOR. Presence of NEPOR components on a tumour allows EPO to impinge on the survival of associated cells thereby enhancing tumour progression and negatively effecting patient survival. Presence of NEPOR represents a prognostic biomarker for poorer patient outcome. Thus, methods are provided for stratifying patients having a tumour as suitable (i.e. NEPOR not present) or non-suitable (i.e., NEPOR present) for EPO treatment, comprising: (a) isolating a tissue sample from an individual who is receiving or is a candidate for receiving erythropoietin, (b) determining the level of expression of the NEPOR gene(s) (mRNA) and/or the presence of the NEPOR gene product (protein) from the isolated tissue, and (c) correlating the presence of an NEPOR gene expression product or the presence of NEPOR protein to a physiological response to the treatment with erythropoietin. Furthermore, by disclosing the molecular compositions of NEPOR species, there are disclosed methods for rationally identifying/designing NEPOR modulating therapeutics. Methods also are provided for treating neurological insults such as stroke (via enhancement of NEPOR activity) and cancer (via down-regulation of cyto-protective signaling from NEPOR).
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for genomic and/or genetic analysis of a human nucleic acid sample, the method comprising the steps of providing a group of human reference genomes; testing of the human nucleic acid sample for sex and/or ancestry; selecting one or more population-specific human reference genomes, PHREGs, from the group of human reference genomes on the basis on the results of the sex and/or ancestry test; and aligning the human nucleic acid sample to the selected PHREGs; and variant calling against the selected PHREGs. The present invention also provides respective computer systems and computer programs.
摘要:
Systems and methods are described herein for disease knowledge modeling and clinical treatment decision support. Disease or indication information, including identification of biomolecular entities associated with the indication may be culled through data mining to create a knowledge model of the indication. In some embodiments, the knowledge model may comprise a network of associations between molecular entities, including drug targets and biomarkers, genes, pathways. The model is used for prioritizing treatment decisions, for treatments comprising one or more medications associated with one or more molecular entities in the model. The priority of a suggested treatment depends on at least one property of one or more medications of the suggested treatment.
摘要:
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for bioinformatics and data processing. In particular, in a first aspect, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for generating a personalized treatment guideline for a patient and for selecting a treatment for a patient. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to methods and systems for selecting patients for a clinical trial of a treatment. The invention resolves cases in which patients have more than one “actionable” aberration by combining the patient-specific molecular information and the treatment-specific molecular information further with a clinico-molecular disease model, specifically a scoring of genes and/or proteins that represents several aspects of their involvement into the disease. In this way, treatments and patients can be prioritized that are most likely to impact or impacted by the disease mechanism, respectively.
摘要:
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for identifying unknown drug targets via adverse event data. An analyzer receives an identification of a first drug having one or more unknown target proteins and identifies a second drug related to the first drug. The analyzer retrieves, from an adverse event database, a first side effect profile associated with the first drug, and a second side effect profile associated with the second drug. The analyzer generates a third side effect profile comprising a subset of the first side effect profile not shared by the second side effect profile, and identifies a third drug having a fourth side effect profile comprising the third side effect profile. The analyzer retrieves a list of one or more target proteins of the third drug not targeted by the second drug, and presents the retrieved list as potential target proteins of the first drug.
摘要:
Methods of determining whether a patient is suitable for erythropoietin (EPO) therapy, including (A) isolating a tissue sample from said patient; (B) determining the level of expression of EPH-B4 in said sample; and (C) correlating a presence of EPH-B4 expression to a negative physiological response to EPO therapy). In addition, methods of enhancing the effectiveness of EPO therapy in a patient by administering to said patient, in conjunction with EPO therapy, an siRNA specific for EPH-B4.