Algorithms to link signaling pathways with transcriptional programs for precision medicine
Cancers arise through the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic alterations that often target signal transduction pathways, leading to dysregulation of downstream transcriptional effectors and widespread gene expression changes. Since many targeted therapies are small molecule inhibitors of signal transduction proteins or monoclonal antibodies against growth factor receptors, deciphering the signaling pathways that are deregulated in a given tumor in order to personalize therapy is a major goal of cancer genomics.