Mathematical modeling as a tool for planning anticancer therapy

A Swierniak, M Kimmel, J Smieja - European journal of pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
We review a large volume of literature concerning mathematical models of cancer therapy,
oriented towards optimization of treatment protocols. The review, although partly …

Optimal control to develop therapeutic strategies for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer

JJ Cunningham, JS Brown, RA Gatenby… - Journal of theoretical …, 2018 - Elsevier
In metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), abiraterone is conventionally
administered continuously at maximal tolerated dose until treatment failure. The majority of …

Cancer models, genomic instability and somatic cellular Darwinian evolution

MP Little - Biology direct, 2010 - Springer
The biology of cancer is critically reviewed and evidence adduced that its development can
be modelled as a somatic cellular Darwinian evolutionary process. The evidence for …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Asymptotic analysis and optimal control of an integro-differential system modelling healthy and cancer cells exposed to chemotherapy

C Pouchol, J Clairambault, A Lorz, E Trélat - Journal de Mathématiques …, 2018 - Elsevier
We consider a system of two coupled integro-differential equations modelling populations of
healthy and cancer cells under chemotherapy. Both populations are structured by a …

On optimal singular controls for a general SIR-model with vaccination and treatment

U Ledzewicz, H Schättler - Conference Publications, 2011 - aimsciences.org
A general SIR-model with vaccination and treatment is considered as a multi-input optimal
control problem over a fixed time horizon. Existence and local optimality of singular controls …

Optimal response to chemotherapy for a mathematical model of tumor–immune dynamics

U Ledzewicz, M Naghnaeian, H Schättler - Journal of mathematical …, 2012 - Springer
An optimal control problem for cancer chemotherapy is considered that includes
immunological activity. In the objective a weighted average of several quantities that …

Angiogenesis and chemotherapy resistance: Optimizing chemotherapy scheduling using mathematical modeling

M Bodzioch, P Bajger, U Foryś - Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Chemotherapy remains a widely used cancer treatment. Acquired drug resistance may
greatly reduce the efficacy of treatment and means to overcome it are a topic of active …

Optimal impulsive control with application to antiangiogenic tumor therapy

F Cacace, V Cusimano… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An optimal control algorithm is proposed for impulsive differential systems, ie, systems
evolving according to ordinary differential equations between any two control actions …

Quantifying the effects of antiangiogenic and chemotherapy drug combinations on drug delivery and treatment efficacy

S Yonucu, D Yιlmaz, C Phipps, MB Unlu… - PLoS computational …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Tumor-induced angiogenesis leads to the development of leaky tumor vessels devoid of
structural and morphological integrity. Due to angiogenesis, elevated interstitial fluid …