The mathematics of cancer: integrating quantitative models

PM Altrock, LL Liu, F Michor - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Mathematical modelling approaches have become increasingly abundant in cancer
research. The complexity of cancer is well suited to quantitative approaches as it provides …

Multiscale cancer modeling

TS Deisboeck, Z Wang, P Macklin… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Simulating cancer behavior across multiple biological scales in space and time, ie,
multiscale cancer modeling, is increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool to refine …

Simulating tissue mechanics with agent-based models: concepts, perspectives and some novel results

P Van Liedekerke, MM Palm, N Jagiella… - Computational particle …, 2015 - Springer
In this paper we present an overview of agent-based models that are used to simulate
mechanical and physiological phenomena in cells and tissues, and we discuss underlying …

Simulating cancer growth with multiscale agent-based modeling

Z Wang, JD Butner, R Kerketta, V Cristini… - Seminars in cancer …, 2015 - Elsevier
There have been many techniques developed in recent years to in silico model a variety of
cancer behaviors. Agent-based modeling is a specific discrete-based hybrid modeling …

A systems biology view of blood vessel growth and remodelling

EA Logsdon, SD Finley, AS Popel… - Journal of cellular and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Blood travels throughout the body in an extensive network of vessels–arteries, veins and
capillaries. This vascular network is not static, but instead dynamically remodels in response …

The effect of interstitial pressure on tumor growth: coupling with the blood and lymphatic vascular systems

M Wu, HB Frieboes, SR McDougall… - Journal of theoretical …, 2013 - Elsevier
The flow of interstitial fluid and the associated interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) in solid tumors
and surrounding host tissues have been identified as critical elements in cancer growth and …

Second order convex splitting schemes for periodic nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard and Allen–Cahn equations

Z Guan, JS Lowengrub, C Wang, SM Wise - Journal of Computational …, 2014 - Elsevier
We devise second-order accurate, unconditionally uniquely solvable and unconditionally
energy stable schemes for the nonlocal Cahn–Hilliard (nCH) and nonlocal Allen–Cahn …

Numerical simulation of a thermodynamically consistent four‐species tumor growth model

A Hawkins‐Daarud, KG van der Zee… - … journal for numerical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we develop a thermodynamically consistent four‐species model of tumor
growth on the basis of the continuum theory of mixtures. Unique to this model is the …

A review of mathematical models for the formation of vascular networks

M Scianna, CG Bell, L Preziosi - Journal of theoretical biology, 2013 - Elsevier
Two major mechanisms are involved in the formation of blood vasculature: vasculogenesis
and angiogenesis. The former term describes the formation of a capillary-like network from …

A visually apparent and quantifiable CT imaging feature identifies biophysical subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

EJ Koay, Y Lee, V Cristini, JS Lowengrub, Y Kang… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a heterogeneous disease with
variable presentations and natural histories of disease. We hypothesized that different …