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Articlenpj biomedical innovations2025

Interstitial fluid transport dynamics predict glioblastoma invasion and progression.

Cora M Carman-Esparza, Caleb A Stine, Naciye Atay, Kathryn M Kingsmore, Maosen Wang, Ryan T Woodall, Russell C Rockne, Jessica J Cunningham, Jennifer M Munson

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Article in npj biomedical innovations, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Spatiotemporal cancer controlNanomedicine (London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Cora M Carman-EsparzaFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.
Caleb A StineFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.
Naciye AtayFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.
Kathryn M KingsmoreDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA.
Maosen WangFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.
Ryan T WoodallDivision of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA USA.
Russell C RockneDivision of Mathematical Oncology and Computational Systems Biology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA USA.
Jessica J CunninghamFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.
Jennifer M MunsonFralin Biomedical Research Institute, Virginia Tech, Roanoke, VA USA.

Funding

Interstitial Fluid Flow Regulates Glioma Cell InvasionR37CA222563 · NCI · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI MUNSON, JENNIFER M · 2018 to 2024
$4.0M
The impact of interstitial fluid flow on CAR T cell trafficking, distribution, and efficacyR01NS115971 · NINDS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI BROWN, CHRISTINE, MUNSON, JENNIFER M · 2021 to 2025
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS R37 CA222563NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115971
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma is characterized by aggressive infiltration into surrounding brain tissue, hindering complete surgical resection and contributing to poor patient outcomes. Identifying tumor-specific invasion patterns is essential for advancing our understanding of glioblastoma progression and improving surgical and radiotherapeutic strategies. Here, we leverage in vivo dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) to noninvasively quantify interstitial fluid velocity, direction, and diffusion within and around glioblastomas. We introduce a novel vector-based pathline analysis to trace downstream accumulation of fluid flow originating from the tumor core, providing a spatially explicit perspective on local flow patterns. We find that localized fluid transport metrics predict glioblastoma invasion and progression, offering a new framework to non-invasively identify high-risk regions and guide targeted treatment approaches.

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Cell invasionCNS cancerMagnetic resonance imagingPreclinical research

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PMID40917679
PMCPMC12408358

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