Analysis of Immunotherapy Models in the Context of Cancer Dynamics

• Autorzy: Szymańska Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A basic mathematical model of the immune response when cancer cells are recognized is proposed. The model consists of six ordinary differential equations. It is extended by taking into account two types of immunotherapy: active immunotherapy and adoptive immunotherapy. An analysis of the corresponding models is made to answer the question which of the presented methods of immunotherapy is better. The analysis is completed by numerical simulations which show that the method of adoptive immunotherapy seems better for the patient at least in some cases.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dynamic systems; immune system; cancer; vaccination

PL

układ dynamiczny; układ odpornościowy; szczepienie ochronne

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 13, no 3
• Strony: 407--418
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 14 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Szymańska Z.

• Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics Warsaw University, ul. Banacha 2, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland,

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