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New ML framework enhances drug discovery screening metrics

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Researchers have developed a new machine learning framework to improve performance metric estimation in high-throughput screening (HTS) assays, which are crucial for early-stage drug discovery. The framework addresses the challenge of extreme data sparsity in HTS by deriving classification metrics like sensitivity and specificity from the strictly standardized mean difference (SSMD), a well-established effect-size parameter. This approach provides statistically principled and reproducible performance estimates, even with single-replicate measurements, as demonstrated in a hepatitis C virus screen. AI

IMPACT Enhances statistical rigor in drug discovery workflows, enabling more reliable hit selection from sparse data.

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaohua Douglas Zhang ·

    Hit Selection Using SSMD-Based Machine Learning Performance Metrics in High-Throughput Screening Assays

    arXiv:2608.07609v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: High-throughput screening (HTS) assays are central to early-stage drug discovery but are often limited by extreme data sparsity, as primary screens typically use only a single replicate per test substance. This sparsity makes conv…

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