Table 1 Classification of methods and models for predicting drug-drug interactions

From: Machine learning models for drug-drug interaction prediction from computational discovery to clinical application

Taxonomy

Method

Description

Reference

Method based on learning paradigms

Position-aware deep multi-task learning

A position-aware deep multi-task learning approach for extracting drug-drug interactions from biomedical texts, combining word and position embeddings with an attention-based BiLSTM network, achieving state-of-the-art performance in both binary DDI classification and interaction type identification.

83

DEML

DEML is an ensemble-based multi-task neural network that optimizes multiple tasks, including synergy prediction and DDI classification, using chemical and transcriptomics data, and achieves superior performance in synergy prediction while alleviating the multi-task learning “seesaw effect” for cancer treatment strategies.

84

LCM-DS

A local classification-based model (LCM-DS) for predicting potential DDIs of new drugs, combining it with a Dempster-Shafer fusion algorithm to improve training efficiency, memory usage, and prediction performance.

87

link prediction as a binary classification task on networks

This method uses link prediction techniques, framed as a binary classification task, to predict unknown drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in large-scale databases.

88

Method based on representation-level

Similarity-based machine learning support vector machine predictor

A machine learning model using support vector machines (SVMs) to predict drug-drug interactions by integrating five similarity measures (2D molecular, 3D pharmacophoric, interaction profile fingerprint, target, and adverse drug effect) from established databases, using a pairwise kernel for SVM input.

92

A Probabilistic Approach for Collective Similarity

A probabilistic method for using Probabilistic Soft Logic to infer unknown drug-drug interactions from a network of drug similarities and known interactions, outperforming existing methods by over 50% in AUPR and identifying five novel interactions validated by external sources.

93

DDI-IS-SL

DDI-IS-SL is a method for predicting drug-drug interactions by integrating drug chemical, biological, and phenotype similarities with semi-supervised learning.

94

DDI-SSL

DDI-SSL is a drug-drug interaction prediction method that leverages substructure signature learning, deep clustering, and a collaborative attention mechanism to improve prediction accuracy by aggregating similar substructures and mitigating noise from drug heterogeneity.

96

SSI–DDI

SSI-DDI is a deep learning framework that directly operates on raw molecular graphs to extract richer features and predicts drug-drug interactions by identifying pairwise interactions between drug substructures.

97

MSResG

MSResG is a deep learning framework that integrates multi-source drug features with a Graph Auto-Encoder and residual graph convolution networks to predict drug-drug interactions, demonstrating advanced performance and high accuracy.

98

StructNet-DDI

StructNet-DDI is a deep learning framework using SMILES representations and a modified ResNet18 architecture to extract key molecular features for accurate drug-drug interaction prediction, addressing training challenges and achieving superior performance.

99

Method based on specific model families

BRSNMF

BRSNMF is a method that predicts drug-drug interactions by detecting drug communities and using drug-binding protein features to handle cold start issues.

110

MRMF

MRMF is a drug-drug interaction prediction method that treats DDI prediction as a matrix completion task, utilizing manifold regularization to incorporate various drug features, improving prediction accuracy.

111

ISCMF

ISCMF is a method that integrates multiple drug similarity data types using nonlinear fusion and Gaussian interaction profiles to predict drug-drug interactions.

112

TMFUF

TMFUF is a unified framework based on triple matrix factorization that improves drug-drug interaction prediction by capturing pharmacological changes and enhancing the prediction of enhanced and weakened DDIs, offering support for clinical applications.

113

GRPMF

GRPMF is a method that predicts drug-drug interactions by incorporating expert knowledge through a graph-based regularization term, enhancing matrix factorization for more accurate predictions.

114

Wasserstein Adversarial Autoencoder-based knowledge graph embeddings

A new KG embedding framework using adversarial autoencoders (AAEs) with Wasserstein distances and Gumbel-Softmax relaxation for drug-drug interaction (DDI) tasks, achieving improved performance by generating high-quality negative samples and addressing vanishing gradient issues.

116

Predicting rich DDI information through graph embedding

It uses graph embedding and biomedical text integration to predict drug-drug interactions (DDIs), overcoming data incompleteness and sparsity through a link prediction process.

117

RaGSEs

RaGSECo is a novel DDI prediction method that combines relation-aware graph structure embedding with co-contrastive learning, using multi-relational DDI and drug–drug similarity graphs to learn and propagate effective drug embeddings for more accurate predictions.

118

SmileGNN

SmileGNN is a drug–drug interaction prediction model that integrates SMILES-based structural features and knowledge graph topological features through graph neural networks, demonstrating superior prediction performance and credibility.

120

ACDGNN

ACDGNN is an attention-based cross-domain graph neural network for DDI prediction that integrates drug-related biomedical entities and uses cross-domain transformation to handle entity heterogeneity, achieving superior performance in both transductive and inductive settings.

121

reverse GNN

Reverse GNN is a model that learns high-quality graphs from the intrinsic space of original data points and addresses out-of-sample extension, improving feature learning and enabling both supervised and semi-supervised learning.

122

SGFNNs

By introducing signed GNNs to model assortative and disassortative relationships in drug pairs, using two spectral filters on signed graphs and an end-to-end framework with SGFNNs and a discriminators are used to improve DDI prediction.

123

AutoDDI

AutoDDI is an automated DDI prediction method that leverages reinforcement learning to optimize GNN architectures, adapting the depth of layers and capturing interaction information for improved prediction accuracy.

124

Method based on modeling strategies and training paradigms

MMADL

MMADL model integrates multi-source drug features and a multi-view, multichannel attention mechanism to enhance drug-drug interaction prediction by adaptively learning the importance of different drug attributes and entity information.

126

MDF-SA-DDI

MDF-SA-DDI is a novel method that predicts drug-drug interactions by fusing multi-source drug and feature data through Siamese networks, convolutional neural networks, and autoencoders, with transformer self-attention for enhanced feature integration and prediction accuracy.

127

CNN-Siam

CNN-Siam is a novel convolutional neural network based on a Siamese architecture that learns feature representations of drug pairs from multimodal data to predict drug interactions, optimized with RAdam and LookAhead algorithms.

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