Importantly, novel translational bioinformatics methods provide advanced understanding of the dynamic range of PTBP1 role in regulating alternative transcript expression of genes associated to proliferation, invasiveness, drug-resistance, etc. Such methods offer the opportunity to serve as proof-of-concept, paving the way to potential therapeutic agents to be investigated, such as small molecules and biologics inhibiting aberrant PTBP1 expression as in the case of ovarian cancer and glioma. The gene discussed is PTBP1; the disease is ovarian carcinoma.