Development of a diffusion-based mathematical model for predicting chemotherapy effects

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014:2014:2480-3. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944125.

Abstract

Mathematical modeling of drug transport can complement current experimental and clinical investigations to understand drug resistance mechanisms, which eventually will help to develop patient-specific chemotherapy treatments. In this paper, we present a general time- and space-dependent mathematical model based on diffusion theory for predicting chemotherapy outcome. This model has two important parameters: the blood volume fraction and radius of blood vessels divided by drug diffusion penetration length. Model analysis finds that a larger ratio of the radius of blood vessel to diffusion penetration length resulted in to a larger fraction of tumor killed, thereby leading to a better treatment outcome. Clinical translation of the model can help quantify and predict the optimal dosage size and frequency of chemotherapy for individual patients.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / metabolism
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Blood Vessels / metabolism
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents