Publication Date
2021
Journal or Book Title
Cancers
Abstract
Many colon cancer patients show resistance to their treatments. Therefore, it is important to consider unique characteristic of each tumor to find the best treatment options for each patient. In this study, we develop a data driven mathematical model for interaction between the tumor microenvironment and FOLFIRI drug agents in colon cancer. Patients are divided into five distinct clusters based on their estimated immune cell fractions obtained from their primary tumors’ gene expression data. We then analyze the effects of drugs on cancer cells and immune cells in each group, and we observe different responses to the FOLFIRI drugs between patients in different immune groups. For instance, patients in cluster 3 with the highest T-reg/T-helper ratio respond better to the FOLFIRI treatment, while patients in cluster 2 with the lowest T-reg/T-helper ratio resist the treatment. Moreover, we use ROC curve to validate the model using the tumor status of the patients at their follow up, and the model predicts well for the earlier follow up days.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13112632
Volume
13
Issue
11
License
UMass Amherst Open Access Policy
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Budithi, Aparajita; Su, Sumeyye; Kirshtein, Arkadz; and Shahriyari, Leili, "Data Driven Mathematical Model of FOLFIRI Treatment for Colon Cancer" (2021). Cancers. 1310.
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13112632