A mathematical model for Cancer therapy: chemotherapy and immune response

• Grant number: 11/19776-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 01, 2012
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Interdisciplinary Subjects
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Fernando de Arruda Mancera
• Grantee: Mariana Andreazzi
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

We study a simple mathematical model to understand the behavior of the immune, tumor, and normal cell populations when a chemotherapic agent is delivered. (AU)