A MULTISCALE APPROACH TO CELL MIGRATION IN TISSUE NETWORKS

We derive a multiscale model for tumor cell migration allowing to account for the receptor-mediated movement of the cells, the degradation of tissue fibers and the subsequent production of a soluble ligand whose concentration gradient then acts together with the distribution of tissue fibers as a directional cue for the cells. For this model we present a result on the local existence and uniqueness of a solution in all biologically relevant space dimensions.