A mathematical model of chromosome recombination-induced drug resistance in cancer therapy

Cytotoxic chemotherapeutics are common treatment methods of many cancers, and patients are often dosed at maximum tolerated dose (MTD), which is trying to eliminate cancer cells as much as possible. However, highly doses chemotherapy may induce unexpected gene mutations or DNA recombinations, which...

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Main Authors: Hongli Yang, Jinzhi Lei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2019-08-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/mbe.2019356?viewType=HTML