INVESTIGADORES
CONDAT Carlos Alberto
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Nutrient diffusion and interspecies competition in tumor growth
Autor/es:
S.A. MENCHÓN; C.A. CONDAT
Lugar:
Indianapolis, Indiana, EE.UU.
Reunión:
Conferencia; "March Meeting", American Physical Society; 2002
Institución organizadora:
American Physical Society
Resumen:
A nutrient competition model of cancer growth is used to study tumor evolution when two cancer cell subpopulations are present. The emergence of a new species in the active area of a tumor can drastically change its morphology and growth rate. By using reproductive advantages, the new species may generate instabilities that transform a latent tumor into a fast-growing one. Alternatively, the increased feeding requirements of the new species can starve it, making the mutation not viable. The geometry and dynamics of competitive growth are analyzed in detail.
