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. 2021 May 29;147(8):2281–2299. doi: 10.1007/s00432-021-03657-9

Table 1.

Nominal parameter values

Name Value Unit Role Reference
λ1 1.92 ×10-1 1/day Proliferation rate of sensitive cells Hahnfeldt et al. (1999)
λ2 0.96 ×10-1 1/day Proliferation rate of resistant cells
τ1 2.00 ×10-5 1/day Mutation rate toward the resistant phenotype
τ2 1.00 ×10-5 1/day Mutation rate toward the sensitive phenotype
μ 0.00 1/day Natural death rate of endothelial cells Hahnfeldt et al. (1999)
b 5.85 1/day Vascular growth rate stimulated by cancer cells Hahnfeldt et al. (1999)
d 8.73 ×10-3 day-1vol-2/3 Vascular inhibition rate by cancer cells Hahnfeldt et al. (1999)
β1 0.3 day-1conc-1 Sensitivity rate of sensitive cells to the chemotherapy agent
β 0.1 day-1conc-1 Sensitivity rate of the vasculature to the chemotherapy agent
γ 2 day-1conc-1 Sensitivity rate of the vasculature to the anti-angiogenic agent
u(t) [0, 1] Concentration of chemotherapy
v(t) [0, 1] Concentration of anti-angiogenic agent
Ninit 300 mm3 Initial volume of the tumor
Nsat 17,000 mm3 Saturating volume of the tumor in the absence of therapy
Ncrit 8000 mm3 Critical (fatal) volume of the tumor
TS day Survival time
N1 mm3 Sensitive population
N2 mm3 Resistant population
K mm3 Carrying capacity

Parameters marked with are varied between simulations (see text)