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The Fluid Mechanics of Cancer and Its Therapy

Koumoutsakos, Petros, Pivkin, Igor, Milde, Florian·2013·Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Abstract

Fluid mechanics is involved in the growth, progression, metastasis, and therapy of cancer. Blood vessels transport oxygen and nutrients to cancerous tissues, provide a route for metastasizing cancer cells to distant organs, and deliver drugs to tumors. The irregular and leaky tumor vasculature is responsible for increased interstitial pressure in the tumor microenvironment, whereas multiscale flow-structure interaction processes control tumor growth, metastasis, and nanoparticle-mediated drug delivery. We outline these flow-mediated processes, along with related experimental and computational methods for the diagnosis, predictive modeling, and therapy of cancer.

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Authors
Koumoutsakos, P., Pivkin, I., & Milde, F.
Affiliations
  • ETH Zurich (CH)
  • Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
Venue
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
Published
2013-01-03
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
325-355
ISSN
  • 0066-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4479
OpenAlex
W2096404892
Cited by
129
References
218
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FWCI
1.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › Mathematical Biology Tumor Growth
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Keywords
tumor vasculature, tumor microenvironment, metastasis, nanoparticle drug delivery, tumor growth, cancer therapy

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