Strategies for tumor elimination and control under immune evasion and chemotherapy resistance

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Autores principales: Mokari, Nazanin, Morsky, Bryce
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author Mokari, Nazanin
Morsky, Bryce
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Morsky, Bryce
contents The evolutionary and ecological dynamics of tumors under immune responses and therapeutic interventions pose major challenges to long-term treatment success. Although treatment may initially achieve short-term disease control, resistant cancer cell subpopulations often arise, leading to relapse with more aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of the disease. Here, we develop and analyze mathematical models describing the interactions among effector cells, chemo-resistant tumor cells, and immuno-resistant tumor cells under distinct immune-evasion strategies. The models incorporate competition and cooperation between resistant and sensitive tumor subpopulations. We identify threshold conditions governing tumor persistence, elimination, and phenotype dominance under varying therapeutic intensities. These findings provide a theoretical framework for designing targeted and combination therapies and offer insights into strategies for mitigating the treatment resistance.
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spellingShingle Strategies for tumor elimination and control under immune evasion and chemotherapy resistance
Mokari, Nazanin
Morsky, Bryce
Quantitative Methods
The evolutionary and ecological dynamics of tumors under immune responses and therapeutic interventions pose major challenges to long-term treatment success. Although treatment may initially achieve short-term disease control, resistant cancer cell subpopulations often arise, leading to relapse with more aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of the disease. Here, we develop and analyze mathematical models describing the interactions among effector cells, chemo-resistant tumor cells, and immuno-resistant tumor cells under distinct immune-evasion strategies. The models incorporate competition and cooperation between resistant and sensitive tumor subpopulations. We identify threshold conditions governing tumor persistence, elimination, and phenotype dominance under varying therapeutic intensities. These findings provide a theoretical framework for designing targeted and combination therapies and offer insights into strategies for mitigating the treatment resistance.
title Strategies for tumor elimination and control under immune evasion and chemotherapy resistance
topic Quantitative Methods
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01385