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View SchemaDoes tumor growth follow a 'universal law'?
| Authors | caterina Guiot, Piero Giorgio Degiorgis, Pier Paolo Delsanto, Pietro Gabriele, Thomas S. Deisboeck |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0303050 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0303050 |
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.
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