12–17 Jul 2026
University of Graz
Europe/Vienna timezone

A new metric for functional drug screening: combing radiation with systemic therapies

MS138-04
14 Jul 2026, 11:40
20m
15.04 - HS (University of Graz)

15.04 - HS

University of Graz

195

Speaker

Sarah C. Brüningk (University of Bern)

Description

We will present a modelling
study to provide a longitudinal response quantification of
efficacy for single and combination therapies of 11 compounds and
radiation (at different doses). This is based on the design of a
flexible ODE model accounting for different mechanisms of cell
death/modes of action induced by the different treatments, paired
with a modelling of synergies and scheduling. We will also
motivate possible alternative combination strategies regarding
order/schedule based on these models. The results are presented
across two cell lines, with an emphasis on the modeling approach,
and motivation of a new response metric that disentangles
intrinsic efficacy from dynamic response observation.

Author

Sarah C. Brüningk (University of Bern)

Co-authors

Ana Castro Marquez (1. Center for AI in Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ; 2. Department of Digital Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland) Bettina Kritzer (Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital ​Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland) Sandra Laternser (Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital ​Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland) Micaela Freitas (PreComb Therapeutics AG, Hombrechtikon, Switzerland) Jens M. Kelm (PreComb Therapeutics AG, Hombrechtikon, Switzerland) Javad Nazarian (Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital ​Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland)

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