Applications of network-based survival analysis methods for pathways detection in cancer

Antonella Iuliano, Annalisa Occhipinti, Claudia Angelini, Italia De Feis, Pietro Lió

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Abstract

Gene expression data from high-throughput assays, such as microarray, are often used to predict cancer survival. Available datasets consist of a small number of samples (n patients) and a large number of genes (p predictors). Therefore, the main challenge is to cope with the high-dimensionality. Moreover, genes are co-regulated and their expression levels are expected to be highly correlated. In order to face these two issues, network based approaches can be applied. In our analysis, we compared the most recent network penalized Cox models for highdimensional survival data aimed to determine pathway structures and biomarkers involved into cancer progression. Using these network-based models, we show how to obtain a deeper understanding of the gene-regulatory networks and investigate the gene signatures related to prognosis and survival in different types of tumors. Comparisons are carried out on three real different cancer datasets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics - 11th International Meeting, CIBB 2014, Revised Selected Papers
EditorsPietro Lio, Clelia di Serio, Alessandro Nonis, Roberto Tagliaferri
Place of PublicationCambridge
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages76-88
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319244617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Nov 2015
Event11th International Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, CIBB 2014 - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Duration: 26 Jun 201428 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8623
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Meeting on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, CIBB 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
Period26/06/1428/06/14

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