Faustino-Rocha AI, Gama A, Oliveira PA, Vanderperren K, Saunders JH, Pires MJ, Ferreira R, Ginja M. Life Sci. The second result which is discussed in the article is comparison of the effectiveness of bevacizumab administration in the case of protocol-based and quasi-continuous therapies. 20, the red dots that represent scanner-based measurements are closer to the black dotted (objective) line than the blue squares that represent caliper-based measurements. mum tumor volume of 0.6 mL was reached. First of all, our hypothesis according to the importance of administration is proved. This helps to calculate accurate tumor volume from caliper measured data which will be useful for further animal experiments and as a consequence no small MRI measurements will be needed. In addition, we have found that the quasi-continuous administration of bevacizumab is effective against tumor growth of C38 colon adenocarcinoma, in contrast . Figure 6. Cancer 60, 765771 (1987). . In order to estimate tumor volume by external caliper, the greatest longitudinal diameter (length) and the greatest transverse diameter (width) were determined while mice were scruffed and conscious. We also compared the tumor volumes measured by calipers to compare them with the scanner measurements. recurrent glioblastoma (rGBM) [36]) as a first or second line treatment, usually in combination with chemo- or immunotherapy. Normality was investigated with one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and homogeneity of variance (homoscedasticity) was examined with Levenes test. Unable to load your collection due to an error, Unable to load your delegates due to an error. The first column shows the tumor values which were calculated using the two-dimensional mathematical model; the second column represents the protocol-based tumor volumes. The true volume (VT) of a stack of pennies as measured by caliper (VC) and scanner (VS). In the case of C38 colon adenocarcinoma, first, the subcutaneously transplanted piece of tumor has to disintegrate, and after that the new tumor colony (which needs to be measured) can begin to grow from the disintegrated tumor cells. (Inbred C57Bl/6 mice from our institute were used throughout the studies.) Coauthors PK and DG are employed by Gedeon Richter Ltd. Gedeon Richter Ltd. provided support in the form of salaries for authors PK and DG, and in the form of using the resources of Preclinical Imaging Center of Gedeon Richter Ltd., but did not have any additional role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Sci. Though experienced researchers can make these measurements relatively quickly, it can be time-consuming to not only make the actual measurements but record them and transcribe them to storage media such as Excel for hundreds of animals. Tumor size was measured every 3 days using a digital caliper and computed according to the ellipsoidal calculation formula: V . Copyright 2023 The data reveals that the mean volume of PTV is 60.8 53.9 cc where these targets exhibit no significant difference between each modality. Therefor it allows a direct 3D capture of the volume. Statistical evaluations of agreement between two methods for measuring a quantitative variable. The closer the slope of a line on this graph is to 1 and the y-intercept to 0, the closer the measurements of the device it represents are to the exact values of the tumors volumes. % Tumor growth Tumor regression Number of Number of volume volume doublings Percentage additional halvings: Decrease in Percentage decrcase in increase Volume Area" Diameterb volume doubling number Volume Area" Diameterb Doubling of Halving of Volume 1 .o 100.0 58.7 26.0 Volume 1 .o 50.0 37.0 20.6 A tumor image, its 3D shape and all geometrical data are automatically calculated and stored. Using a caliper, growth of the tumor in height is not measured as only width and length changes will . Epub 2017 Mar 21. 2017 May 1;176:35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.03.013. eCollection 2022. van Elsland DM, Duijster JW, Zhang J, Stvenin V, Zhang Y, Zha L, Xia Y, Franz E, Sun J, Mughini-Gras L, Neefjes J. Numerical result can be found in Table 2, and Fig 5 presents graphical results. In caliper measurements, two values, for length and width, must be recorded for one tumor in each animal; this means that for every 100 animals studied, at least 200 measurements must be made and recorded. Parkin, D.M., Bray, F., Ferlay, J. Front Chem. 12, 881885 (2005). Correlation was investigated with Pearsons rank correlation test (Pearsons R) and coefficient of determination (R2). An average penny has a diameter of 19 mm and a height of 1.27 mm, yielding a volume of 360.1 mm3. contracts here. et al. Tumor volume was measured with digital caliper. 2013 Oct;67(8):771-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2013.06.011. J. Oncol. Lab Anim 42, 217224 (2013). Kim DK, Synn CB, Yang SM, Kang S, Baek S, Oh SW, Lee GJ, Kang HW, Lee YS, Park JS, Kim JH, Byeon Y, Kim YS, Lee DJ, Kim HW, Park JD, Lee SS, Lee JY, Lee JB, Kim CG, Hong MH, Lim SM, Kim HR, Pyo KH, Cho BC. (1). Med. Then we calculated the Coefficient of Variance between such measurements for both measurements to compare average inter-operator differences. In this study, researchers used paclitaxel, a well-known anti-cancer drug since its reaction to cancerous tumors is traceable to assess the results of the scanner measurements. Figure 13. %PDF-1.4 26 December 2022, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology Significance of rat mammary tumors for human risk assessment. Because the industrys caliper-based formula allows for these inclusions in nonexistent volumes more often than not, it yields inaccurate measurements, which can confuse. For this dataset, linear curve fitting was carried out (fitted linear curve) to find the mathematical relationship between MRI-measured tumor volume and tumor mass. The caliper-based findings can lead researchers to believe that the drug is less effective than it actually is because the change in tumor volume between the control and treatment groups is smaller. To compare the effectiveness of the different investigated treatment methods, statistical analysis was used. No, PLOS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, #C2354500, based in San Francisco, California, US, Corrections, Expressions of Concern, and Retractions, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190, http://www.gene.com/download/pdf/avastin_prescribing.pdf, http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/EPAR_-_Scientific_Discussion/human/000582/WC500029262.pdf, http://www.protocol-online.org/prot/Protocols/Xenograft-Tumor-Model-Protocol-3810.html, http://www.targeson.com/sites/default/files/content/pages/pdfs/tail_vein_protocol_2012_0.pdf. When tumor cells become able to produce proangiogenic factors (the process is called as angiogenic switch), it will result in abnormal and inefficient vascular network (with high vascular permeability and poor perfusion) due to the hurried process of vessel formation. In addition, the gap between tumor volume values for caliper-based control and treatment groups is smaller than that for scanner measurements; the significant p-value was over 50 times higher when using calipers (p > 0.05) than with scanners (p < 0.001), suggesting that the caliper-based measurements are not statistically significant. Tumor volume determined by microCT, 18 F-FDG-PET and external caliper Tumor volume measured by microCT, PET and caliper all correlated (P < 0.001) with reference volume (figure 1).MicroCT versus reference volume (n = 20) had the best fit of line y = 1.01 0.04x - 6.1 6.3 (R 2 = 0.97; p < 0.001). Although there are studies which confirme that bevacizumab is as effective as the murine anti-VEGF-R2 antibody (DC101) in mouse models ([27, 28]), we extended our experiments and performed Phase IV, where immunocompromized (SCID) mice were used with human colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT-29) xenografts. Breast Cancer Res. Lab Animal Google Scholar. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of bevacizumab therapy according to different cancer types but these days there is an intense debate on its utility. First is to find an appropriate mathematical model for tumor volume evaluation from caliper-measured data. Oncol. The most recent ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) consensus guidelines suggest that treatment discontinuation or maintenance are feasible options after 46 months of full-dose first-line therapy to treat colon and rectal adenocarcinoma [37]. Importantly, these measured size differences are real; they are not due to a miscalculation by the algorithm but due to the pressing of the tumor mass into the body. The system includes database, data management and processing software and can be complemented with a weight . This is the formula most used in research and industry. We found the same result for human colorectal adenocarcinoma (HT-29) xenografts. Bevacizumab is an exogenous inhibitor which inhibits the biological activity of human VEGF. Phase I and Phase III/3 control groups are not significantly different (p = 0.572), while Phase I and Phase III/3 control groups are significantly different (p = 0.002). The authors declare no competing financial interests. Figure 8. Mammary tumors similar to those observed in women can be induced in rats by intraperitoneal administration of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. This means that continuous, low dose antiangiogenic factor (VEGF) administration is needed. 2022 Dec 5;10:998013. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2022.998013. Examination of tumor growth belongs not only to the basic medical research, but to the biomedical engineering field as well. A graph depicting tumor volume in mm3, as measured by a caliper compared to its actual volume, vs. days. Figure 14. Each day before the administration, the mice' body weight and tumor volume were measured and recorded. The mathematical relationship between MRI-measured tumor volume and mass was investigated to estimate accurate tumor volume using caliper-measured data. The dose depends mainly on weight. Internet J. Surg. In addition, studies using CT scans concluded that CT yielded tumor volume values 11 to 12% less (an underestimate) than those which were measured by calipers, and that CT-based measurements yielded more accurate and consistent values than caliper-based measurements[6, 7]. PLOS ONE promises fair, rigorous peer review, et al. In the control group, one mouse died on the 20th day due to tumor toxicity. Even though, now, the formula is calculated in an Excel spreadsheet where can be defined as a function, pi(), almost in all cases, in the volume formula is defined as 3.0. Therefore, its formula will always overestimate the tumor volume until the height equals its width, as seen in Figure 3. In both cases, the height of the tumor will be much smaller than its length or width (Figure 2.). Yang, C.H., Wang, S.J., Lin, A.T.L., Jen, Y.M. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. Using an extremely low dosage (as in our study), there is a high probability that these adverse effects can be minimized. CA Cancer J. Clin. . PMID: 11208850. The site is secure. Google Scholar. Tumor Volume Measurement 2001 Jan 15;19(2):551-7. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.2.551. . Examining the relationship between MRI-measured tumor volume and tumor mass values, we have found a very strong linear correlation (R = 0.998, R2 = 0.996, p < 0.0001). Open Access 105, 2023 (1983). Ultrasound Med. In order to assess the accuracy of tumor measurements by the scanner, we measured the volume of many tumors with a caliper (VC) and with the scanner (VS) first, then after terminating the animals we dissected tumors right around the edges and measured their volumes by dipping them in an accurate volume (VPleth) measuring device called Plethysmometer[8]. Cancer Res. Berg, W.A. Eichelerger, L.E. Substituting tumor mass values which were measured in Phase I into Eq 8, the corresponding tumor volume values can be evaluated (one can find numerical results in Table 2 Tumor volume MRI column; and graphical results in Fig 6). Below, we present the results of some sample studies in which independent companies doing pharmaceutical, biotech, and cancer research organizations made trial runs to assess the new 3D technology and compare them with their standard caliper measurements. In addition, even though there is about a 20% difference between the low-dose treatment group for the scanner measurements, the caliper-based measurements do not show any effect for this dose. Firstly, since the tumor is assumed to be an ellipsoid shape, and the tumors morphology often deviates significantly from this as it grows, this method will produce errors as big as 18.4%. Most, if not all, tumors do not fit into this category; this discrepancy results in caliper-based volume measurements including sections that do not exist in the actual tumor, or an overestimation of tumor volume measurement. Modern Pathol. []. Fj^P;7? Cells should be suspended in a volume so that 300 l contains required number of cells per injection. Figure 16. This site needs JavaScript to work properly. . Radiology 233, 830849 (2004). Enter your measurements into the Tumor Volume Calculator to determine the volume of the tumor. Traditionally their volume growth has been monitored by using a mechanical caliper. Compute the volume assuming perfect ellipsoids. The volume above the red area is not occupied by the tumor, as seen in Figure 8. No, Is the Subject Area "Cancer treatment" applicable to this article? After sacrificing mice, tumors were removed, and their mass was measured. Comparing ARTIDA-calculated tumor volumes to the volumes derived from the caliper/ellipsoid formula calculations and referenced to the gold standard volume determination method (with literature density values), as it is shown in Figure 2A. endobj Figure 18. shows the results of an experiment in which mice were given different doses of a drug and their tumors were measured both with a caliper or TumorImager scanner. 15, 115121 (2009). Tumor was located in the last third of the back of the mouse in every case. To overcome all of these difficulties (continuity of the administration and side-effects), model identification should be determined and then a control algorithm (controller) can be designed for the created mathematical model. Tumor volume measurement was performed by digital caliper and small animal MRI. (5) Bizberg Themes, By Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In this phase, control group members received no treatment; case1 group members received one 200 g bevacizumab dose; while case2 group members received 1.11 g bevacizumab daily for 15 days (the total dose of case2 group members is the one-twelfth dose of case1 group members). Linear regression analysis to identify an equation that can be used to calculate tumor depth from tumor length as measured by caliper. Ultrasonography as the Gold Standard for In Vivo Volumetric Determination of Chemically-induced Mammary Tumors. Mice were humanely sacrificed using cervical dislocation. Unmeasured part of the tumor for caliper, Figure 11. Mammary tumors seemed to take on an oblate spheroid geometry. Lee, J., Koh, D. & Ong, C.N. Department of Control Engineering and Information Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, Affiliation Both methods cannot avoid variability introduced by the manipulation of the animal. N-nitrosomethylurea as mammary gland carcinogen in rats. Therefore, optical imaging is . A smaller diameter mask will help to position the tumor in the center of the scan, but it will not alter this effect. A direct and real 3D volume of the xenograft will then be calculated. 55, 74108 (2005). 2 0 obj 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of bevacizumab therapy according to different types of cancer [3]: lung cancer [4, 5], breast cancer [68], colon cancer [9], renal cell carcinoma [10], gastric cancer [11], pancreatic cancer [12], prostate cancer [13] and melanoma [14]. J. Clin. J. Natl. Using the above mentioned iterative method, the resulted equation is To obtain As is the case with caliper measurements, if the tumor appears visibly flattened and is hard to see by eye then the mouse should be repositioned. Figure 7. Tumor volume (and the third diameter) has to be approximated, assuming a certain shape for the tumor. In the case2 group, one mouse died on the 8th day, before the therapy (bevacizumab administration) started. (8) Healthy tissues have efficient vasculature and effective blood supply due to the balance of proangiogenic and antiangiogenic factors. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.g002. HHS Vulnerability Disclosure, Help 22, 921929 (2003). Mammary tumors seemed to take on an oblate spheroid geometry. Determining tumor volume is a useful and quantitative way to monitor tumor progression. Analyzed the data: JS ZS PK DG DAD LK. The resulted linear curve is CAS & Moon, R.C. FOIA Mice in the control group received no treatment (5 mice); case1 group members (10 mice) received 10 mg per kg body weight bevacizumab in one dose; while case2 group members (10 mice) received 1/180 dose of control dose for 15 days. Google Scholar. Animals were carried out in the most humane and environmentally sensitive manner possible; in addition the 3Rs principle (replacement, refinement, reduction) was adequately implemented according to the Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament. The cause of death was tumor toxicity; however, none of the clinical criteria for euthanasia could be observed at these animals. The protocol was approved by the Hungarian Animal Experimental Research Ethics Council (llatksrleti Tudomnyos Etikai Tancs, ATET), Permit Number: 22.1/1159/3/2010. Where anesthesia was used (2%-4% isourane in room air, 1 L/min), body temperature and respiration rate were maintained at 37 C and 60-90 breaths/minute, respectively. We compared the volumes, areas . & Pisani, P. Global cancer statistics, 2002. This can happen if the mouse is pressed into the mask or if the body is stretched when held. The 1st Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research of the Semmelweis University (Budapest, Hungary) and the Physiological Controls Group of the Obuda University (Budapest, Hungary) began collaborating on antiangiogenic therapy research in 2012including the current experimental investigations. Scientific Reports When the tumors became palpable, measurements of tumor volume were performed (with calipers) once per week. The height and topography of the tumor is not taken into account in a caliper measurement. n5). Tukeys HSD test resuled in significant difference between case1 and case2 groups (p = 0.038). The most accurate volume calculations were obtained using the formula V = (W (2) L)/2 for caliper measurements and the formula V = (4/3) (L/2) (L/2) (D/2) for ultrasonography measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, L is tumor length and D is tumor . Possible mechanisms mediating an association between physical activity and breast cancer. No, Is the Subject Area "Renal cancer" applicable to this article? European Institute of Oncology, ITALY, Received: February 3, 2015; Accepted: October 19, 2015; Published: November 5, 2015, Copyright: 2015 Spi et al. Finally, it finds the volume between these two surfaces and sets this to be the volume of the tumor (shaded red region in Figure 11, red region in Figure 14 below). Tumor volume was calculated by the modified ellipsoidal formula: V = (Length Width 2) . We have found in our previous study [32] that measurements without contrast agents resulted in high quality images, where tumor can be circumscribed precisely, thus the usage of contrast is unnecessary. The TM900 also stores an optical image in the measurement data base. Most of the operators in these studies were highly experienced in caliper measurements, but they only had one day of training in scanner measurements. Normality was investigated with one-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test; each sample has normal distribution (ppI = 0.883, ppIII/3_case = 0.716, ppIII/3_control = 0.869). Bevacizumab (Avastin) [1] is an exogenous inhibitor, which inhibits the biological activity of human VEGF [2]. Faustino-Rocha, A., Oliveira, P., Pinho-Oliveira, J. et al. Calculate the correct dose of STELFONTA once you have the volume of the tumor in cm 3, using the Dose Calculator. Frozen samples were used to create 15 m frozen cuts. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. In addition, we have found that the quasi-continuous administration of bevacizumab is effective against tumor growth of C38 colon adenocarcinoma, in contrast to protocol-based treatment. These model-based protocols can be more effective than the current ones, since they provide individual treatment for the patients. & Wieder, H. Monitoring chemotherapy and radiotherapy of solid tumors. In Phase I, 10 mice were sacrificed at the 24th day of the experiment. . Experimentally induced mammary tumors in rats. The authors measured dimensions of rat mammary tumors using a caliper and using real-time compound B-mode ultrasonography and compared the calculated tumor volumes with the real tumor volume to identify the formulas that gave the most accurate volume calculations. Tumor segmentation by TumorImager-2TM. Tumor growth inhibition rate (%); can be calculated using the following formula: = (Vc 1 -Vt 1 )/ (Vc 0 -Vt 0) X 100. where, Vc 1 is the mean tumor volume in the control group at the time of tumor . In the case of Phase I and Phase IV, there were no MRI measurements. 2009, 18 (2009). One can find datasets in the last column of Table 2. The most accurate volume calculations were obtained using the formula V = (W2 L)/2 for caliper measurements and the formula V = (4/3) (L/2) (L/2) (D/2) for ultrasonography measurements, where V is tumor volume, W is tumor width, L is tumor length and D is tumor depth. A solution to these problems is the TumorImagerTM scanner. We have investigated different methods to find the best tumor volume estimation since it creates the possibility for precise and effective drug administration with a much lower dose than in the protocol. Care should be taken not to stretch the mouse whether using one or two hands to hold the mouse during a scan. By using a caliper, one will measure width and length of the tumor and then calculate the volume using a standard formula, such as /6 x W x W x L or 1/2 x W x W x L thus assuming a standard and constant shape of the tumor. Komrek, V. Gross anatomy. The overestimation of caliper measurements is due mainly to the fact that the formula used is that of a parallelepiped, a shape unlike an ellipsoid actually represents the geometric body that is being measured. Tumor volume was measured with digital caliper. In Phase III/3, MRI-measured tumor volume values are available which can be used as reference values for caliper-measured data. Applying the two-dimensional mathematical model (described in Eq 5) the goal is to find the f constant which belongs to the C38 colon adenocarcinoma and the treatment type. In another, 7,286 tumors were measured and 99.97% of those exhibited smaller heights than widths. This estimation has the same disadvantage as ellipsoid estimation, i.e. Tumor volumes are calculated from digital caliper raw data by using the formula:Volume (mm3) = (l x w2) / 2. & trukelj, B. N-methylnitrosourea induced breast cancer in rat, the histopathology of the resulting tumours and its drawbacks as a model. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.g008. 39, 16 (1996). @0u !7oyc5/Ck Mice were euthanized by CO2 inhalation if tumors contributed to a gain of >20% in body weight compared to controls at the same time point. For the sake of convenience, establishments will simplify and H. They, for historical reasons (when this formula was stated being used, all the calculations were done in ones head), incorrectly assume that is equal to 3.0 and that the height of a tumor (H) is equal to its width (W). sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal The tumor dimensions are L, W, and H. The volume of an ellipsoid VE, using the variables as shown in Figure 1., is. The volume calculation algorithm relies on the surface interpolated based on the surrounding healthy tissue. ISSN 1548-4475 (online) Please enable it to take advantage of the complete set of features! The study was carried out in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. Conceived and designed the experiments: ZS JS. Comparison of volume measurement results between four users. A tumor expands in width rather than height as it grows. 41, 16901694 (1981). 58, 264270 (2008). & Bullock, G.) 253257 (Elsevier Academic, Boston, 2004). Clinical aspects which have to be considered to determine when animals should be euthanized are body weight, physical appearance, measurable clinical signs, unprovoked behavior and response to external stimuli. The size of maximum tumor volumes observed in our study fulfills the requirements of Hungarian animal experimental research protocol. The variables for the volume of a tumor, as measured by a caliper, are determined by a, b, and c in Figure 1, where length L is 2a, width W is 2b, and height H is c. VT, the volume of a tumor is determined by. The width of a fully formed tumor will be much larger than its height. A direct 3D volume capture instrument, such as the TM900, will make a stereographic image of the tumor and reconstruct the tumor topography and shape. Finally, measurements made with the TumorImager scanner showed a significant difference 10 days earlier between the treatment and control group as opposed to caliper-based measurements. A 3-D illustration can be found in Fig 7. a) berry-shaped tumor; b) x-diameter of the tumor; c) y-diameter of the tumor; d) z-diameter of the tumor; e) berry-shaped tumor with ellipsoidal estimation. Yes & Tumors this large are typically beyond the maximum size allowed by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees protocols (IACUC). For both one has to have the ease of hand and get used to manipulation of the instrument. Fornage, B.D., Toubas, O. x|jY!==g'{oZ6-JiZ Figure 12. 2015 Feb;43(2):145-70. doi: 10.1177/0192623314532036. Additionally, we explore the impact of six different tumour . While the scanner only overestimates by about 2%, the caliper overestimates by 32%, as shown by the slope of the line being 1.32. Since 2004, the target therapy of bevacizumab (Avastin) is widely used to treat colorectal [9], kidney [10], cervical [34], ovarian [35], non-small cell lung cancers [5], melanoma [14] and certain brain tumors (e.g. PubMedGoogle Scholar. The problems with tumor volume measurements by calipers 3.1 Tumor growth: Height is not equal to the width of the tumor . This creates the possibility of further efficient therapeutic agent use (if any) or assists the more effective direct antitumoral effect of bevacizumab. Hence, the first step has to be the vasculature normalization with the reconstruction of the balance of pro- and antiangiogenic factors. In this study, the authors measured dimensions of rat mammary tumors using a caliper and using real-time compound B-mode ultrasonography. Click through the PLOS taxonomy to find articles in your field. J Clin Oncol. They then used different formulas to calculate tumor volume from these tumor measurements and compared the calculated tumor volumes with the real tumor volume to identify the formulas that gave the most accurate volume calculations. Tumor volume was measured in two different ways. P`e+"JF^ : 4:p7]k = Jy}! Thirty-two tumors (46%) were nonspherical, as defined above; of these, 19 tumors were nonspherical in the x-y plane, 10 tumors were nonspherical in the y-z plane, and 24 tumors were nonspherical in the x-z plane. where v is tumor volume [mm3] and m is tumor mass [g]. Clarke, R. Animal models of breast cancer: their diversity and role in biomedical research. 47, 510 (2001). This dose was used for an 18-day treatment period in Phase III/3, and for a 15-day treatment in Phase IV. In Phase IV, case2 group members received 1.11 g bevacizumab (with 45 l 0.9% NaCl solution) every day form the 8th day for 15 days. In clinical practice, the determination of the tumor size (volume) is done by MRI and/or CT, but this is for the purpose of validating the effectiveness of the treatment, and therefore it is not a continuous monitoring. Clin. Cancer Res. Thus, caliper-based measurements, using the formula , are most accurate in real life for tumors in which height roughly equals width but prove less accurate as height becomes more unequal to width, as is the case with almost all real tumors. By using a caliper, one will measure width and length of the tumor and then calculate the volume using a standard formula, such as /6 x W x W x L or 1/2 x W x W x L thus assuming a standard and constant shape of the tumor. Without prior training of users, this effect can lead to greater variability in intra and inter-user measurements. . (2), Whilst studies have shown that tumors can be better estimated with ellipsoid shape than using Eq 1, calculating the volume of an ellipsoid requires the knowledge of the third parameter. The tumor number, from one to ten, is shown against the percent error. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142190.t003. For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click Table 1 shows the results for tumor volume measure- ments on seven A431 tumors, indicating next to both gold standard volumes (V w , V L ) the caliper/formula derived volume V E and the ARTIDA . Vt ) of a fully formed tumor will be much smaller than its height but it will not this! 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