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Evolutionary dynamics of cancer in response to targeted combination therapy.
eLife - 25 Jun 2013
Bozic Ivana, Reiter Johannes G, Allen Benjamin, Antal Tibor, Chatterjee Krishnendu, Shah Preya, Moon Yo Sup, Yaqubie Amin, Kelly Nicole, Le Dung T, Lipson Evan J, Chapman Paul B, Diaz Luis A, Vogelstein Bert, Nowak Martin A
Abstract excerpt
In solid tumors, targeted treatments can lead to dramatic regressions, but responses are often short-lived because resistant cancer cells arise. The major strategy proposed for overcoming resistance is combination therapy. We present a mathematical model describing the evolutionary dynamics of le...
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