EURPOEAN PARTNERSHIP

Triple negative breast cancers (TNBC) are an aggressive group of breast cancers, with high rates of relapse, poor survival outcomes and limited treatment options. Finding effective personalized treatment options is a critical unmet medical need. PeCaN aims to tackle this challenge through the development of advanced computational models for predicting individualized responses to targeted treatments, based on a deep molecular analysis of the patient and their tumor. In particular, we focus on solving the currently most difficult problem in model development: identifying the regions of the computational model parameter space that lead to the most accurate predictions. For this, we combine novel parameter optimization approaches, artificial intelligence, CRISPR-based cell genetics and single cell omics to generate parameterized models that can be used to predict patient-specific therapy responses and identify new drug targets and biomarkers. Candidates and predictions will be evaluated clinically, potentially providing real world evidence for their utility and offering a strong foundation for the development of future clinical trials.