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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Machine Learning Models for Cancer Research: A Narrative Review of Bulk RNA-Seq Applications.

Elena A Pudova, Vladislav S Pavlov, Zulfiya G Guvatova, Maria S Fedorova, Petr V Shegai, Anna V Kudryavtseva, Anastasiya V Snezhkina

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Elena A PudovaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Vladislav S PavlovEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-2942-6393
Zulfiya G GuvatovaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-3494-9807
Maria S FedorovaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-6893-4673
Petr V ShegaiNational Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Koroleva St. 4, 249036 Obninsk, Russia.
Anna V KudryavtsevaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-3722-8207
Anastasiya V SnezhkinaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-4421-4364

Funding

Russian Science Foundation 24-14-00439
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Integrating the advantages of machine learning with the rapidly accumulating high-throughput sequencing data facilitates our capacity for biological discovery and the advancement of molecular medicine. In recent years, bulk RNA-seq technology has established itself as a cost-effective and widely used method for obtaining complete transcriptome profiles of test samples, enabling the identification of key cancer-associated expression patterns. Various machine learning algorithms, in turn, enable the development of informative diagnostic and prognostic models, ensuring the efficient processing of high-dimensional RNA-Seq data. The convergence of these methods shows great promise for oncology. In this narrative review, we describe bulk RNA-Seq-based ML models in oncology as a complete workflow from data preprocessing to model validation. We provide practical recommendations for algorithm selection and study design, and discuss bulk RNA-Seq deconvolution as a cost-effective alternative to single-cell RNA-Seq for analyzing tumor cellular composition. These insights offer a practical guide for developing reproducible diagnostic and prognostic models with translational potential.

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Machine LearningNeoplasmsRNA-SeqSequence Analysis, RNAAlgorithmsGene Expression ProfilingHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansTranscriptomebulk RNA-Seqcancerdeep learningexpression modelsmachine learning

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PMID41465507
PMCPMC12732975

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