Transcription-Based Prediction of Response to IFNβ Using Supervised Computational Methods

Sergio E Baranzini, Parvin Mousavi, Jordi Rio, Stacy J Caillier, Althea Stillman, Pablo Villoslada, Matthew M Wyatt, Manuel Comabella, Larry D Greller, Roland Somogyi, Xavier Montalban and Jorge R Oksenberg

PLOS Biology, 2004, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-

Abstract: Changes in cellular functions in response to drug therapy are mediated by specific transcriptional profiles resulting from the induction or repression in the activity of a number of genes, thereby modifying the preexisting gene activity pattern of the drug-targeted cell(s). Recombinant human interferon beta (rIFNβ) is routinely used to control exacerbations in multiple sclerosis patients with only partial success, mainly because of adverse effects and a relatively large proportion of nonresponders. We applied advanced data-mining and predictive modeling tools to a longitudinal 70-gene expression dataset generated by kinetic reverse-transcription PCR from 52 multiple sclerosis patients treated with rIFNβ to discover higher-order predictive patterns associated with treatment outcome and to define the molecular footprint that rIFNβ engraves on peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We identified nine sets of gene triplets whose expression, when tested before the initiation of therapy, can predict the response to interferon beta with up to 86% accuracy. In addition, time-series analysis revealed potential key players involved in a good or poor response to interferon beta. Statistical testing of a random outcome class and tolerance to noise was carried out to establish the robustness of the predictive models. Large-scale kinetic reverse-transcription PCR, coupled with advanced data-mining efforts, can effectively reveal preexisting and drug-induced gene expression signatures associated with therapeutic effects. By studying gene expression in patients with multiple sclerosis before and after therapy with beta interferon, it is possible to identify gene expression signatures that are associated with therapeutic effects.

Date: 2004
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