title: A family of models of angiogenesis and anti-angiogenesis anti-cancer therapy.
abstract: In this paper we propose a class of models that describe the mutual interaction between tumour growth and the development of tumour vasculature and that generalize existing models. The study is mainly focused on the effect of a therapy that induces tumour vessel loss (anti-angiogenic therapy), with the aim of finding conditions that asymptotically guarantee the eradication of the disease under constant infusion or periodic administration of the drug. Furthermore, if tumour and/or vessel dynamics exhibit time delays, we derive conditions for the existence of Hopf bifurcations. The destabilizing effect of delays on achieving the tumour eradication is also investigated. Finally, global conditions for stability and eradication in the presence of delays are given for some particular cases.
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Biostatistics Division, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy. alberto.donofrio@ieo.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors