Mathematical and computational models of drug transport in tumours
| Autor: | Roger M. Phillips, Nagarajan Periasamy, Matthew E. Hubbard, Paul M. Loadman, Pam F. Jones, C. M. Groh, Chris Twelves, Stephen W. Smye, Brian D. Sleeman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Drug
Computer science media_common.quotation_subject In silico Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Bioengineering Antineoplastic Agents Computational biology Pharmacology Biochemistry Models Biological Drug transportDrug binding Biomaterials 03 medical and health sciences Pharmacokinetic profiles 0302 clinical medicine Pharmacokinetics Neoplasms Animals Humans Computer Simulation Research Articles 030304 developmental biology media_common Drug transport 0303 health sciences Computational model Mathematical modelling Clinical study design Drug administration Biological Transport Computational modelling 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Drug delivery Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Royal Society, Interface. 11(94) |
| ISSN: | 1742-5662 |
| Popis: | The ability to predict how far a drug will penetrate into the tumour microenvironment within its pharmacokinetic (PK) lifespan would provide valuable information about therapeutic response. As the PK profile is directly related to the route and schedule of drug administration, an in silico tool that can predict the drug administration schedule that results in optimal drug delivery to tumours would streamline clinical trial design. This paper investigates the application of mathematical and computational modelling techniques to help improve our understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying drug delivery, and compares the performance of a simple model with more complex approaches. Three models of drug transport are developed, all based on the same drug binding model and parametrized by bespoke in vitro experiments. Their predictions, compared for a ‘tumour cord’ geometry, are qualitatively and quantitatively similar. We assess the effect of varying the PK profile of the supplied drug, and the binding affinity of the drug to tumour cells, on the concentration of drug reaching cells and the accumulated exposure of cells to drug at arbitrary distances from a supplying blood vessel. This is a contribution towards developing a useful drug transport modelling tool for informing strategies for the treatment of tumour cells which are ‘pharmacokinetically resistant’ to chemotherapeutic strategies. |
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