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💥 The discovery of novel #companion #diagnostics for #oncology needs to be systematised and accelerated. My ex-EBI colleague Michael Menden has published a fantastic new tool (#OncoBird) in Nature Communications to get us closer to this. Using data from oncology randomised clinical trials (#RCTs), they are able to discover predictive response #biomarkers for #personalised treatment. If these biomarkers can then be regulated+packaged as companion diagnostics and deployed+distributed through diagnostics-as-a-service (#DaaS) infrastructure, this could tremendously benefit #cancer #patients. Also, I wonder if OncoBird would become more powerful using DNA methylation (#epigenetic) data? i.e. can we capture both genetic alterations and tumour subtype information using a single DNA methylation assay? Any #pharma partners with oncology pipelines (and oncology RCT molecular data / samples), please get in touch! URL to the paper: https://lnkd.in/er7TQrEf ********************************************************** A quick summary of the paper for the geeky ones 🤓 : 💡 There is a massive need to develop actionable biomarkers to personalise oncology treatment. 🔬 The authors have created the OncoBird framework, which analyses biomarker data (inc. genetic data) from RCTs to yield tumour subtype-specific biomarkers with treatment benefits. In other words, given genetic data from a tumour (hypothesis-free) and previous knowledge about tumour subtypes (hypothesis-driven, prior cancer biology knowledge), we want to identify biomarkers that predict higher chances of survival with a specific treatment vs alternative treatment (i.e. develop predictive response biomarkers). 🏥 They demonstrate the utility of this framework using data from the FIRE-3 trial: --> This includes metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who were treated with FOLFIRI and either #cetuximab (Eli Lilly and Company / Merck Group) or #bevacizumab (Genentech).  --> Besides re-discovering known predictive biomarkers (like RAS or BRAF mutations associated with cetuximab resistance), OncoBird uncovers new ones (like ARFRP1 amplifications associated with longer survival in cetuximab vs bevacizumab in the CMS2 tumour subtype).   😍 This framework can be generalised to any RCT with molecular data, and allows for interpretability and transparency, which is key for clinical decision making. Huw Ricketts Richard Watts Tanya Aneichyk James Hadfield Martin Widschwendter Maria C. M. Orr Karl Wishart

The Oncology Biomarker Discovery framework reveals cetuximab and bevacizumab response patterns in metastatic colorectal cancer - Nature Communications

The Oncology Biomarker Discovery framework reveals cetuximab and bevacizumab response patterns in metastatic colorectal cancer - Nature Communications

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This innovative tool for discovering predictive biomarkers in oncology RCTs has the potential to revolutionize personalized cancer treatment. Excited to explore the possibilities of incorporating DNA methylation data into OncoBird. Calling all pharma partners with oncology pipelines, let's connect and make a difference for cancer patients! #PersonalizedMedicine #OncologyResearch

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