Global dynamics of a colorectal cancer treatment model with cancer stem cells

We present and analyze a mathematical model of the treatment of colorectal cancer using a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The model describes the effectiveness of immunotherapy and chemotherapy for treatment of tumor cells and cancer stem cells (CSCs). The effects of CD8+T cells...

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Main Authors: Kristen Abernathy, Zachary Abernathy, Kelsey Brown, Claire Burgess, Rebecca Hoehne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844016315997