Classical mathematical models for description and prediction of experimental tumor growth

S Benzekry, C Lamont, A Beheshti… - PLoS computational …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Despite internal complexity, tumor growth kinetics follow relatively simple laws that can be
expressed as mathematical models. To explore this further, quantitative analysis of the most …

Continuous growth models in terms of generalized logarithm and exponential functions

AS Martinez, RS González, CAS Terçariol - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics …, 2008 - Elsevier
Consider the one-parameter generalizations of the logarithmic and exponential functions
which are obtained from the integration of non-symmetrical hyperboles. These …

On optimal delivery of combination therapy for tumors

A d'Onofrio, U Ledzewicz, H Maurer… - Mathematical …, 2009 - Elsevier
A mathematical model for the scheduling of angiogenic inhibitors in combination with a
chemotherapeutic agent is formulated. Conditions are given that allow tumor eradication …

Combining Gompertzian growth and cell population dynamics

F Kozusko, Ž Bajzer - Mathematical biosciences, 2003 - Elsevier
A two-compartment model of cancer cells population dynamics proposed by Gyllenberg and
Webb includes transition rates between proliferating and quiescent cells as non-specified …

Fractal dimension and universality in avascular tumor growth

FL Ribeiro, RV Dos Santos, AS Mata - Physical Review E, 2017 - APS
For years, the comprehension of the tumor growth process has been intriguing scientists.
New research has been constantly required to better understand the complexity of this …

A model of urban scaling laws based on distance dependent interactions

FL Ribeiro, J Meirelles… - Royal Society open …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Socio-economic related properties of a city grow faster than a linear relationship with the
population, in a log–log plot, the so-called superlinear scaling. Conversely, the larger a city …

Numerical modeling of nanodrug distribution in tumors with heterogeneous vasculature

CY Chou, WI Chang, TL Horng, WL Lin - Plos one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The distribution and accumulation of nanoparticle dosage in a tumor are important in
evaluating the effectiveness of cancer treatment. The cell survival rate can quantify the …

Gompertzian growth pattern correlated with phenotypic organization of colon carcinoma, malignant glioma and non‐small cell lung carcinoma cell lines

MAA Castro, F Klamt, VA Grieneisen… - Cell …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
In the current study we present a Gompertzian model for cell growth as a function of cell
phenotype using six human tumour cell lines (A‐549, NCI‐H596, NCI‐H520, HT‐29, SW …

Models for Allee effect based on physical principles

RV dos Santos, FL Ribeiro, AS Martinez - Journal of theoretical biology, 2015 - Elsevier
We propose some models of single species with Allee effect based on physical principles. A
method is used to obtain the expression for the per capita growth rate (a macroscopic …

A unified model of sigmoid tumour growth based on cell proliferation and quiescence

F Kozusko, M Bourdeau - Cell proliferation, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: A class of sigmoid functions designated generalized von Bertalanffy,
Gompertzian and generalized Logistic has been used to fit tumour growth data. Various …