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ToxLens framework enhances molecular toxicity prediction with leakage-aware learning

Researchers have developed ToxLens, a novel graph-learning framework designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of molecular toxicity predictions. This framework addresses the issue of performance overstatement in conventional benchmarks by implementing leakage-aware data splitting and uncertainty calibration. ToxLens integrates multiple graph and global feature encoders, utilizes Monte Carlo dropout for probabilistic predictions, and incorporates SHAP analysis for toxicophore discovery, ultimately aiming to provide more practical utility in prioritizing compounds for experimental testing. AI

IMPACT Enhances the reliability of AI-driven compound screening, potentially accelerating drug discovery and chemical safety assessments.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new research framework and its performance on molecular toxicity prediction tasks, detailed in an arXiv paper. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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ToxLens framework enhances molecular toxicity prediction with leakage-aware learning

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Magnus H. Str{\o}mme, Alex G. C. de S\'a, David B. Ascher ·

    ToxLens: A Reproducible Graph-Learning Framework for Leakage-Aware, Uncertainty-Calibrated Molecular Toxicity Prediction

    arXiv:2608.30472v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Molecular toxicity prediction is increasingly used to prioritise compounds before experimental testing, but conventional benchmark performance can overstate practical utility when structurally related molecules occur across training…