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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Feb 16;138(2):519–528. doi: 10.1007/s10549-013-2435-z

Table 1.

Breast Cancer Natural History Input Parameters Used in UWBCS Model Calibration [24]

Parameter Name Best fit in the original combined race UWBCS model Sampled Parameter Values
LMP Fraction 0.42 0.00, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60
LMP Dwell Time 2 1, 2, 3
Onset Proportion 0.90 0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.00
APC Lag 3 1, 3, 5, 7
Mean Growth 0.12 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20
Variance Growth 0.012 0.006, 0.010, 0.040, 0.070, 0.100
Percent Aggressive 0.01 0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05
Percent Highly Aggressive 0.02 0.00, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05

Abbreviations: UWBCS, University of Wisconsin Breast Cancer Simulation; LMP, limited malignant potential; APC, Age-Period-Cohort