Title:A Review on Computational Analysis of Big Data in Breast Cancer for Predicting Potential Biomarkers
Volume: 22
Issue: 21
Author(s): Nilofer Shaikh, Sanket Bapat, Muthukumarasamy Karthikeyan and Renu Vyas*
Affiliation:
- MIT School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT- Art Design and Technology University, Raj Baugh Campus, Loni Kalbhor, Pune 412201, Maharashtra, India
Keywords:
Breast cancer, Biomarkers, Big data, Text mining, Network analysis, Driver genes.
Abstract: Breast cancer is the most predominantly occurring cancer in the world. Several genes and
proteins have been recently studied to predict biomarkers that enable early disease identification and
monitor its recurrence. In the era of high-throughput technology, studies show several applications
of big data for identifying potential biomarkers. The review aims to provide a comprehensive overview
of big data analysis in breast cancer towards the prediction of biomarkers with emphasis on
computational methods like text mining, network analysis, next-generation sequencing technology
(NGS), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and precision medicine. Integrating data from
various computational approaches enables the stratification of cancer patients and the identification
of molecular signatures in cancer and their subtypes. The computational methods and statistical
analysis help expedite cancer prognosis and develop precision cancer medicine (PCM). As a part of
case study in the present work, we constructed a large gene-drug interaction network to predict new
biomarkers genes. The gene-drug network helped us to identify eight genes that could serve as novel
potential biomarkers.