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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/202E1739-77EE-4C41-A13B-B9A2613A442C | ||
| Year | 2020 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | S. G. Liliopoulos, G. S. Stavrakakis and K. S. Dimas, “Advanced non-linear mathematical model for the prediction of the activity of a putative anticancer agent in human-to-mouse cancer xenografts,” Anticancer Res., vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 5181-5189, Sep. 2020. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14521 https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.14521 | ||
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Background/Aim: Mathematical models have long been considered as important tools in cancer biology and therapy. Herein, we present an advanced non-linear mathematical model that can predict accurately the effect of an anticancer agent on the growth of a solid tumor. Materials and Methods: Advanced non-linear mathematical optimization techniques and human-to-mouse experimental data were used to develop a tumor growth inhibition (TGI) estimation model. Results: Using this mathematical model, we could accurately predict the tumor mass in a human-to-mouse pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) xenograft under gemcitabine treatment up to five time periods (points) ahead of the last treatment. Conclusion: The ability of the identified TGI dynamic model to perform satisfactory short-term predictions of the tumor growth for up to five time periods ahead was investigated, evaluated and validated for the first time. Such a prediction model could not only assist the pre-clinical testing of putative anticancer agents, but also the early modification of a chemotherapy schedule towards increased efficacy.
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