A stochastic model for tumor growth with immunization

Details A stochastic model for tumor growth with immunization A stochastic model for tumor growth with immunization

2008-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/0808.3352v1

Biology

Quantitative Biology

Cell Behavior

21 pages, 10 figures

Scientific paper

We study a stochastic model for tumor cell growth with both multiplicative and additive colored noise as well as a non-zero cross-correlations in between. Whereas the death rate within the logistic model is altered by a deterministic term characterizing immunization, the birth rate is assumed to be stochastically changed due to biological motivated growth processes leading to a multiplicative internal noise. Moreover, the system is subjected to an external additive noise which mimics the influence of the environment of the tumor. The stationary probability distribution Ps is derived depending on the finite correlation time, the immunization rate and the strength of the crosscorrelation. Ps offers a maximum which becomes more pronounced for increasing immunization rate. The mean-first passage time is also calculated in order to find out under which conditions the tumor can suffer extinction. Its characteristics is again controlled by the degree of immunization and the strength of the cross-correlation. The behavior observed can be interpreted in terms of the three state model of a tumor population.

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