Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes

Abstract The concept of hypofractionation is gaining momentum in radiation oncology centres, enabled by recent advances in radiotherapy apparatus. The gain of efficacy of this innovative treatment must be defined. We present a computer model based on translational murine data for in silico testing a...

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Autores principales: Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux, Vincent Potiron, Grégory Delpon, Stéphane Supiot, Sophie Chiavassa, François Paris, Sylvain V. Costes
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2e990463d77e49bc94a20244bdcf88182021-12-02T11:53:09ZOptimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes10.1038/s41598-017-01757-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2e990463d77e49bc94a20244bdcf88182017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01757-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The concept of hypofractionation is gaining momentum in radiation oncology centres, enabled by recent advances in radiotherapy apparatus. The gain of efficacy of this innovative treatment must be defined. We present a computer model based on translational murine data for in silico testing and optimization of various radiotherapy protocols with respect to tumour resistance and the microenvironment heterogeneity. This model combines automata approaches with image processing algorithms to simulate the cellular response of tumours exposed to ionizing radiation, modelling the alteration of oxygen permeabilization in blood vessels against repeated doses, and introducing mitotic catastrophe (as opposed to arbitrary delayed cell-death) as a means of modelling radiation-induced cell death. Published data describing cell death in vitro as well as tumour oxygenation in vivo are used to inform parameters. Our model is validated by comparing simulations to in vivo data obtained from the radiation treatment of mice transplanted with human prostate tumours. We then predict the efficacy of untested hypofractionation protocols, hypothesizing that tumour control can be optimized by adjusting daily radiation dosage as a function of the degree of hypoxia in the tumour environment. Further biological refinement of this tool will permit the rapid development of more sophisticated strategies for radiotherapy.Perrine Paul-GilloteauxVincent PotironGrégory DelponStéphane SupiotSophie ChiavassaFrançois ParisSylvain V. CostesNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2017)
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Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux
Vincent Potiron
Grégory Delpon
Stéphane Supiot
Sophie Chiavassa
François Paris
Sylvain V. Costes
Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
description Abstract The concept of hypofractionation is gaining momentum in radiation oncology centres, enabled by recent advances in radiotherapy apparatus. The gain of efficacy of this innovative treatment must be defined. We present a computer model based on translational murine data for in silico testing and optimization of various radiotherapy protocols with respect to tumour resistance and the microenvironment heterogeneity. This model combines automata approaches with image processing algorithms to simulate the cellular response of tumours exposed to ionizing radiation, modelling the alteration of oxygen permeabilization in blood vessels against repeated doses, and introducing mitotic catastrophe (as opposed to arbitrary delayed cell-death) as a means of modelling radiation-induced cell death. Published data describing cell death in vitro as well as tumour oxygenation in vivo are used to inform parameters. Our model is validated by comparing simulations to in vivo data obtained from the radiation treatment of mice transplanted with human prostate tumours. We then predict the efficacy of untested hypofractionation protocols, hypothesizing that tumour control can be optimized by adjusting daily radiation dosage as a function of the degree of hypoxia in the tumour environment. Further biological refinement of this tool will permit the rapid development of more sophisticated strategies for radiotherapy.
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author Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux
Vincent Potiron
Grégory Delpon
Stéphane Supiot
Sophie Chiavassa
François Paris
Sylvain V. Costes
author_facet Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux
Vincent Potiron
Grégory Delpon
Stéphane Supiot
Sophie Chiavassa
François Paris
Sylvain V. Costes
author_sort Perrine Paul-Gilloteaux
title Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
title_short Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
title_full Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
title_fullStr Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing radiotherapy protocols using computer automata to model tumour cell death as a function of oxygen diffusion processes
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