The mathematics of cancer: integrating quantitative models

PM Altrock, LL Liu, F Michor - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
Mathematical modelling approaches have become increasingly abundant in cancer
research. The complexity of cancer is well suited to quantitative approaches as it provides …

Interactions between the immune system and cancer: a brief review of non-spatial mathematical models

R Eftimie, JL Bramson, DJD Earn - Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2011 - Springer
We briefly review spatially homogeneous mechanistic mathematical models describing the
interactions between a malignant tumor and the immune system. We begin with the simplest …

Chemotherapy for tumors: An analysis of the dynamics and a study of quadratic and linear optimal controls

LG de Pillis, W Gu, KR Fister, TA Head, K Maples… - Mathematical …, 2007 - Elsevier
We investigate a mathematical model of tumor–immune interactions with chemotherapy, and
strategies for optimally administering treatment. In this paper we analyze the dynamics of …

Chaos in a three-dimensional cancer model

M Itik, SP Banks - International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 2010 - World Scientific
In this study, we develop a new dynamical model of cancer growth, which includes the
interactions between tumour cells, healthy tissue cells, and activated immune system cells …

On optimal delivery of combination therapy for tumors

A d'Onofrio, U Ledzewicz, H Maurer… - Mathematical …, 2009 - Elsevier
A mathematical model for the scheduling of angiogenic inhibitors in combination with a
chemotherapeutic agent is formulated. Conditions are given that allow tumor eradication …

[图书][B] Mathematical modeling of complex biological systems

A Bellouquid, M Delitala - 2006 - Springer
The scientific community is aware that the great scientific revolution of this century will be the
mathematical formalization, by methods of applied mathematics, of complex biological …

A mathematical model of the enhancement of tumor vaccine efficacy by immunotherapy

S Wilson, D Levy - Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2012 - Springer
TGF-β is an immunoregulatory protein that contributes to inadequate antitumor immune
responses in cancer patients. Recent experimental data suggests that TGF-β inhibition …

The tumor growth paradox and immune system-mediated selection for cancer stem cells

T Hillen, H Enderling, P Hahnfeldt - Bulletin of mathematical biology, 2013 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) drive tumor progression, metastases, treatment resistance, and
recurrence. Understanding CSC kinetics and interaction with their nonstem counterparts …

Computer-guided design of optimal microbial consortia for immune system modulation

RR Stein, T Tanoue, RL Szabady, SK Bhattarai, B Olle… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
Manipulation of the gut microbiota holds great promise for the treatment of diseases.
However, a major challenge is the identification of therapeutically potent microbial consortia …

How tumor growth can be influenced by delayed interactions between cancer cells and the microenvironment?

D Ghosh, S Khajanchi, S Mangiarotti, F Denis… - BioSystems, 2017 - Elsevier
Although recent advances in oncology emphasized the role of microenvironment in tumor
growth, the role of delays for modeling tumor growth is still uncertain. In this paper, we …