Environmental factors in breast cancer invasion : a mathematical modelling review

Copyright © 2016 Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved..

This review presents a brief overview of breast cancer, focussing on its heterogeneity and the role of mathematical modelling and simulation in teasing apart the underlying biophysical processes. Following a brief overview of the main known pathophysiological features of ductal carcinoma, attention is paid to differential equation-based models (both deterministic and stochastic), agent-based modelling, multi-scale modelling, lattice-based models and image-driven modelling. A number of vignettes are presented where these modelling approaches have elucidated novel aspects of breast cancer dynamics, and we conclude by offering some perspectives on the role mathematical modelling can play in understanding breast cancer development, invasion and treatment therapies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

Pathology - 49(2017), 2 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 172-180

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Simmons, Alex [VerfasserIn]
Burrage, Pamela M [VerfasserIn]
Nicolau, Dan V [VerfasserIn]
Lakhani, Sunil R [VerfasserIn]
Burrage, Kevin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Ductal carcinoma in situ
Journal Article
Mathematical modelling
Mathematical oncology
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.05.2017

Date Revised 01.05.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pathol.2016.11.004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM267945914