Does tumor growth follow a 'universal law'?
Medical Physics
2007-05-23 v1 q-bio
Abstract
A general model for the ontogenetic growth of living organisms has been recently proposed. Here we investigate the extension of this model to the growth of solid malignant tumors. A variety of in vitro and in vivo data are analyzed and compared with the prediction of a 'universal' law, relating properly rescaled tumor masses and tumor growth times. The results support the notion that tumor growth follows such a universal law. Several important implications of this finding are discussed, including its relevance for tumor metastasis and recurrence, cell turnover rates, angiogenesis and invasion.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0303050,
title = {Does tumor growth follow a 'universal law'?},
author = {caterina Guiot and Piero Giorgio Degiorgis and Pier Paolo Delsanto and Pietro Gabriele and Thomas S. Deisboeck},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0303050},
year = {2007}
}