Title
Quantitative model for efficient temporal targeting of tumor cells and neovasculature.
Abstract
The combination of cytotoxic therapies and antiangiogenic agents is emerging as a most promising strategy in the treatment of malignant tumors. However, the timing and sequencing of these treatments seem to play essential roles in achieving a synergic outcome. Using a mathematical modeling approach that is grounded on available experimental data, we investigate the spatial and temporal targeting of tumor cells and neovasculature with a nanoscale delivery system. Our model suggests that the experimental success of the nanoscale delivery system depends crucially on the trapping of chemotherapeutic agents within the tumor tissue. The numerical results also indicate that substantial further improvements in the efficiency of the nanoscale delivery system can be achieved through an adjustment of the temporal targeting mechanism.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1155/2011/790721
COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE
Keywords
Field
DocType
algorithms,quantitative method,mathematical model,computer simulation,nanoparticles,liposomes
Chemistry,Computational biology,Quantitative model
Journal
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
2011
1748-670X
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. Kohandel170.90
christoph a haselwandter200.34
Mehran Kardar3415.02
S Sengupta400.34
S Sivaloganathan500.34