2022/03/22 by Martina Conte, Yvonne Dzierma, Conte, Martina +5 · 3 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Mathematics · Medicine · #Cell Behavior (q-bio.CB) #Cell Image Analysis Techniques #FOS: Biological sciences #Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth #Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2203.11578
openalex publication_date 2022/03/22 · openalex created_date 2022/05/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
We propose here a multiscale model for study the effect of combined therapies on glioma spread in the brain under the influence of vascularization. The model accounts for the interplay between the different components of the neoplasm and the healthy tissue and it investigates and compares various therapy approaches. Precisely, these involve radio- and chemotherapy in a concurrent or adjuvant manner together with anti-angiogenic therapy affecting the vascular component of the system. We assess tumor growth and spread on the basis of DTI data, which allows us to reconstruct a realistic brain geometry and tissue structure, and we apply our model to real glioma patient data. In this latter case, a space-dependent radiotherapy description is considered using data about the corresponding isodose curves.