In silico therapy
optimization
Gliomas are the most frequent primary brain tumors, originating from glial cells –the neurons’ support cells-. Glioblastomas are the most frequent and malignant type. Low-grade gliomas are slowly growing infiltrative tumors and affect mostly young patients. No substantial therapeutic advances have been found in recent years. We build mathematical models of these tumors, search for the best treatment schedules and/or combinations of currently available therapies in-silico and develop hypotheses to be implemented in the clinics.
Cancer treatments and therapeutic interventions are subject to a great deal of uncertainty and involve a fair amount of trial and error. This reduces the potential clinical benefits and causes costs to shoot up. The outcome from currently available treatments can be improved, for instance by optimizing schedules, dosages, and combinations. Clinical trials could be designed virtually to produce better results with lower investment, what is referred to as in silico trials. This allow us to achieve optimal results in terms of patient survival and treatment toxicity.
Publications
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Overcoming chemotherapy resistance in low-grade gliomas: A computational approachDelobel T, Ayala-Hernández LE, Bosque JJ, Pérez-Beteta J, Chulián S, García-Ferrer M, Piñero P, Schucht P, Murek M, Pérez-García VMPLoS Computational Biology 19(11): e1011208 (2023)
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A mesoscopic simulator to uncover heterogeneity and evolutionary dynamics in tumorsJ. Jiménez-Sánchez, A. Martínez-Rubio, A. Popov, J. Pérez-Beteta, Y. Azimzade, D. Molina-García, J. Belmonte-Beitia, G.F. Calvo, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaPLoS Computational Biology 17(2) e1008266 (2021).
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Optimal Combinations of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Low-Grade Gliomas: A Mathematical ApproachL. E. Ayala-Hernández, A. Gallegos, P. Schucht, M. Murek, L. A. Pérez-Romasanta, J. Belmonte-Beitia, V. M. Pérez-GarcíaJournal of Personalized Medicine 2021, 11 (2021) 1036
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Identification of a transient state during the acquisition of temozolomide resistance in glioblastomaM. Rabe, S. Dummont, A. Álvarez-Arenas Alcami, H. Janati, J. Belmonte-Beitia, G.F. Calvo, C. Thibault-Charpentier, Q. Séry, C. Chauvin, N. Joalland, F. Briand, E. Scotet, C. Pecqueur, J. Clairambault, L. Oliver, A. Nadaradjane, V.M. Pérez-García, P. François Cartron, C. Gratas, F.M. ValletteCell Death & Disease 11, 19 (2020)
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Interplay of Darwinian Selection, Lamarckian Induction and Microvesicle Transfer on Drug Resistance in Cancer.A. Alvarez-Arenas, A. Podolski-Renic, J. Belmonte-Beitia, M. Pesic, G.F. CalvoScientific Reports 9:9332 (2019)
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Computational design of improved standardized chemotherapy protocols for grade II oligodendrogliomas.V.M. Pérez-García, L.E. Ayala-Hernández, J. Belmonte-Beitia, P. Schucht, M. Murek, A. RaabePLOS Computational Biology 15(7) (2019) e1006778
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Modulation of antioxidant potential with coenzyme Q10 suppressed invasion of temozolomide resistant rat glioma in vitro and in vivoS. Stojkovic, A. Podolski-Renic, J. Dinic, T. Stankovic, M. Jovanovic, S. Hadžic, J.M. Ayuso, M. Virumbrales-Muñoz, L.J. Fernández, I. Ochoa, V.M. Perez-Garcia, M. PešicOxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2019, 3061607 (2019)
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A mathematical model of low grade gliomas treated with temozolomide and its therapeutical implicationsM.U. Bogdanska, M. Bodnar, J. Belmonte-Beitia, M. Murek, P. Schucht, J. Beck, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaMathematical Biosciences 288 (2017) 1-13
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Non-Standard Radiotherapy Fractionations Delay the Time to Malignant Transformation in Low-Grade GliomasA. Henares-Molina, S. Benzekry, P.C. Lara, M. García-Rojo, V.M Pérez-García, A. Martínez-GonzálezPLoS One 12(6):e0178552 (2017)
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Optimized radiotherapy protocols delay the malignant transformation of low-grade gliomas in-silicoA. Henares-Molina, S. Benzecry, P. Lara, M. García-Rojo, V.M. Pérez-García, A. Martínez-GonzálezNeuro Oncol (2017) 19 (3): iii12.
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Hypoxia in Gliomas: Opening Therapeutical Opportunities Using a Mathematical-Based Approach.A. Martínez-González, G.F. Calvo, J.M. Ayuso, I. Ochoa, L.J. Fernández, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaAdvances in experimental medicine and biology 936 (2016) 11-29
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Combined therapies of antithrombotics and antioxidants delay in silico brain tumors progressionA. Martínez-González, M. Durán-Pardo, G.F. Calvo, F.J. Alcaín, L.A. Pérez-Romasanta, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaMathematical Medicine and Biology 32, 239-262 (2015)
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Mathematical models for low-grade gliomas predict alternative radiotherapy fractionations with improved survivalV.M. Pérez-GarcíaITM Web of Conferences 5, 00006 (2015)
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Delay effects in the response of low grade gliomas to radiotherapy: A mathematical model and its therapeutical implicationsV.M. Pérez-García, M. Bogdanska, A. Martínez-González, J. Belmonte, P. Shucht, L.A. Pérez-RomasantaMathematical Medicine and Biology 32, 307-329 (2015)
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Mathematical model predicts response to radiotherapy of grade II gliomasL.A. Pérez-Romasanta, J. Belmonte-Beitia, A. Martínez-González, G.F. Calvo, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaReports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 18, S63 (2013)
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Hypoxic Cell Waves Around Necrotic Cores in Glioblastoma: A Biomathematical Model and Its Therapeutic ImplicationsA. Martínez-González, G.F. Calvo, L.A. Pérez-Romasanta, V.M. Pérez-GarcíaBulletin of Mathematical Biology 74, 2875-2896 (2012).
Projects
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James S. Mc. Donnell Foundation (USA) (2018 - 2021)
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James S. Mc. Donnell Foundation (USA) (2011 - 2012)
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Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (2015 - 2017)
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Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha (2018 - 2021)
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Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Spain) (2020 - 2023)
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Mathematical models and multiscale methods for processes in tumor signaling and anti-tumor therapiesMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación (2009 - 2012)
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (2013 - 2015)
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (2016 - 2019)
Members
- Juan M. Sepúlveda
- Philippe Schucht
- Monika Joanna Piotrowska
- Milica Pesic
- Luis Pérez Romasanta
- Lisa Olivier
- Ignacio Ochoa Garrido
- Álvaro Martínez Rubio
- Alicia Martínez González
- Juan Jiménez Sánchez
- Luis J Fernández Ledesma
- Gabriel Fernández Calvo
- Marek Bodnar
- Cristina Blazquez Goñi
- Juan Belmonte Beitia