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Sensors and Materials, Volume 37, Number 6(4) (2025)
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pp. 2679-2695
S&M4081 Research Paper of Special Issue
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM5650
Published: June 30, 2025

Predicting Herb Pairs against Triple-negative Breast Cancer by Integrating Graph Neural Network and Multiscale Interactome [PDF]

Sung-Sam Hong, Sangjin Kim, Yewon Han, Boyun Jang, Youngsoo Kim, Chan Lim Park, Seungho Lee, Sungyoul Choi, and Won-Yung Lee

(Received April 4, 2025; Accepted June 13, 2025)

Keywords: triple-negative breast cancer, graph neural network, GraphSAGE, multiscale interactome, network pharmacology, synergistic herbal therapies

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype lacking targeted therapies, leading to high relapse rates and poor prognoses. Here, we aimed to identify a synergistic herb pair against TNBC by integrating graph neural networks (GNNs) and a multiscale interactome. We curated TNBC-related biomarkers and constructed an herb–compound–target–disease network by integrating multiple data sources. Using this dataset, we trained and evaluated three GNN architectures—graph convolutional network (GCN), graph attention network, and graph sample-and-aggregate (GraphSAGE)—on 6830 herb pairs annotated with compound and target information. We then applied a biased random walk algorithm to estimate the network effect of herb targets and TNBC-related proteins, identifying new herbal candidates with potential synergy. Among the tested GNNs, GraphSAGE showed the highest performance in distinguishing known versus unknown herb pairs, with significant accuracy gains (p < 0.001). We subsequently performed diffusion profile analysis on top-ranked herbal combinations, revealing key TNBC targets, such as AKT1 and TP53. This multiscale approach illuminated potential synergistic effects within herbal therapies for TNBC. Our findings demonstrate that integrating GNN-driven deep learning with network pharmacology can systematically uncover multi-target herbal therapies for TNBC. Moreover, the molecular network we present can guide the design of materials for the rapid screening of herb–target interactions, aligning this work with emerging sensing technologies.

Corresponding author: Sungyoul Choi and Won-Yung Lee


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Sung-Sam Hong, Sangjin Kim, Yewon Han, Boyun Jang, Youngsoo Kim, Chan Lim Park, Seungho Lee, Sungyoul Choi, and Won-Yung Lee, Predicting Herb Pairs against Triple-negative Breast Cancer by Integrating Graph Neural Network and Multiscale Interactome, Sens. Mater., Vol. 37, No. 6, 2025, p. 2679-2695.



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