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Table 1 Comparison of the four latest and free softwares for in vitro pairwise drug combination analysis developed during the period 2016−2018

From: COMBImage: a modular parallel processing framework for pairwise drug combination analysis that quantifies temporal changes in label-free video microscopy movies

Features

COMBImage

COMBIA

SynergyFinder

Combenefit

Cell viability

Synergy/antagonism models

B, RB, T, RT

B, L, T

B, L, HSA, ZIP

B, L, HSA, SANE

 

Non-parametric statistics

+

+

−

−

 

Graphics

+

+

+

+

 

Result tables

+

+

+

+

TLVM

Morphological changes

+

−

−

−

 

Confluence changes

+

−

−

−

 

MapReduce

+

−

−

−

 

Parameter optimization

+

−

−

−

 

Non-parametric statistics

+

−

−

−

 

Graphics

+

−

−

−

 

Result tables

+

−

−

−

Other

OS

Windows

all

all

all

 

Available as

Standalone

R-package

Web application

Standalone, M-package

  1. They are listed in descending chronological order from the newest (left) to the oldest (right). The compared features (rows) are organized in two main algorithmic categories based on the employed readouts: (1) Cell Viability ; (2) Time-lapse video microscopy (TLVM) and a third one: (3) Other, which provides functional and technical details. Explanation of the abbreviations used follows. B: Bliss, RB: Refined Bliss, T: Therapeutic, RT: Refined Therapeutic, L: Loewe, HSA: Highest Single Agent, ZIP: Zero Interaction Potency, SANE: Synergy Antagonism or Neutrality Estimation, M-package: MATLAB package