Integrating mechanism-based modeling with biomedical imaging to build practical digital twins for clinical oncology

C Wu, G Lorenzo, DA Hormuth, EABF Lima… - Biophysics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Digital twins employ mathematical and computational models to virtually represent a
physical object (eg, planes and human organs), predict the behavior of the object, and …

Opportunities for improving brain cancer treatment outcomes through imaging-based mathematical modeling of the delivery of radiotherapy and immunotherapy

DA Hormuth II, M Farhat, C Christenson, B Curl… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy has become a fourth pillar in the treatment of brain tumors and, when
combined with radiation therapy, may improve patient outcomes and reduce the …

The hallmarks of mathematical oncology

JA Bull, HM Byrne - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past 25 years, there has been an unparalleled increase in understanding of cancer
biology. This transformation is exemplified by Hanahan and Weinberg's decision in 2011 to …

[HTML][HTML] Mathematical modeling of radiotherapy and its impact on tumor interactions with the immune system

RA Bekker, S Kim, S Pilon-Thomas, H Enderling - Neoplasia, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiotherapy is a primary therapeutic modality widely utilized with curative intent.
Traditionally tumor response was hypothesized to be due to high levels of cell death …

Mathematical modelling of the dynamics of image-informed tumor habitats in a murine model of glioma

KP Slavkova, SH Patel, Z Cacini, AS Kazerouni… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Tumors exhibit high molecular, phenotypic, and physiological heterogeneity. In this effort, we
employ quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data to capture this heterogeneity …

A practical guide for the generation of model-based virtual clinical trials

M Craig, JL Gevertz, I Kareva, KP Wilkie - Frontiers in Systems Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mathematical modeling has made significant contributions to drug design, development, and
optimization. Virtual clinical trials that integrate mathematical models to explore patient …

Modelling glioma progression, mass effect and intracranial pressure in patient anatomy

J Lipková, B Menze, B Wiestler… - Journal of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Increased intracranial pressure is the source of most critical symptoms in patients with
glioma, and often the main cause of death. Clinical interventions could benefit from non …

[HTML][HTML] A data assimilation framework to predict the response of glioma cells to radiation

J Liu, DA Hormuth, J Yang… - … and engineering: MBE, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We incorporate a practical data assimilation methodology into our previously established
experimental-computational framework to predict the heterogeneous response of glioma …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive therapy for ovarian cancer: An integrated approach to PARP inhibitor scheduling

M Strobl, AL Martin, J West, J Gallaher… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Toxicity and emerging drug resistance are important challenges in PARP inhibitor (PARPi)
treatment of ovarian cancer. Recent research has shown that evolutionary-inspired …

A Multi-Compartment Model of Glioma Response to Fractionated Radiation Therapy Parameterized via Time-Resolved Microscopy Data

J Liu, DA Hormuth, J Yang, TE Yankeelov - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Conventional radiobiology models, including the linear-quadratic model, do not
explicitly account for the temporal effects of radiation, thereby making it difficult to make time …