Article
Stochastic modeling of drug resistance in cancer.
Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Apr 2006
Komarova Natalia
Abstract excerpt
One of the main causes of failure in the treatment of cancer is the development of drug resistance by the cancer cells. Employing multi-drug therapeutic strategies is a promising way to prevent resistance and improve the chances of treatment success. We formulate and analyse a stochastic model for multi-drug resistance and investigate the dependence of treatment outcomes on the initial tumor load, mutation rates...
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