Numerical solution of a model for brain cancer progression after therapy

    Zdzislaw Jackiewicz Info
    Yang Kuang Info
    Craig Thalhauser Info
    Barbara Zubik-Kowal Info

Abstract

We present a numerical scheme used to investigate a mathematical model of tumor growth which incorporates multiple disparate timescales. We simulate the model with different initial data. The initial conditions explored herein correspond to a small remnant of tumor tissue left after surgical resection. Our results indicate that tumor regrowth begins at the pre‐surgery tumor‐healthy tissue interface and penetrates back into the original tumor area. This growth is rate‐limited by the reformation of the tumor vascular network.

First published online: 14 Oct 2010

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theoretical oncology, mathematical models, numerical methods

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Jackiewicz, Z., Kuang, Y., Thalhauser, C., & Zubik-Kowal, B. (2009). Numerical solution of a model for brain cancer progression after therapy. Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, 14(1), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.3846/1392-6292.2009.14.43-56

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Jackiewicz, Z., Kuang, Y., Thalhauser, C., & Zubik-Kowal, B. (2009). Numerical solution of a model for brain cancer progression after therapy. Mathematical Modelling and Analysis, 14(1), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.3846/1392-6292.2009.14.43-56

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