Research Article
A Composite Synergistic Systems Model for Exploring the Efficacies of Different Chemotherapeutic Strategies in Cancer
Table 3
Simulation results in different therapeutic strategies.
| Different strategies | VG model | FD model | Condition | Days | | | | S | R | (2,2) | |
| (0) Free growth | 50 | | | | | | 10.47 | 0.248 | Freely growing condition | 150 | | | | | | 11.7864 | 1.525 | 300 | | | | | | 266.23 | 23.26 | 500 | | | | | | | 879.54 |
| (1a) MTD strategy (conventional dose) | 50 | | | | | | 0.039 | 0.248 | Drug application as per Table 1(a), drug cycle = 6 | 150 | | | | | | 0.5160 | 1.525 | 300 | | | | | | 204.07 | 23.26 | 500 | | | | | | | 879.54 |
| (1b) MTD strategy (high dose) | 50 | | | | | | 0.039 | 0.248 | Drug dose = 0.255; other condition is the same as strategy 1a | 150 | | | | | | 0.516 | 1.525 | 300 | | | | | | 204.07 | 23.257 | 500 | | | | | | | 879.54 |
| (2) MTD with HSC transplantation | 50 | | | | | | 0.14 | 0.248 | MTD drug (as per strategy 1a) is applied and HSC transplantation was applied alternatively (total 5 times) after a gap period of 20 days | 150 | | | | | | 0 | 1.525 | 300 | | | | | | 192.53 | 23.26 | 500 | | | | | | | 879.54 |
| (3) AAG strategy | 50 | | | 890.54 | | | 11.1948 | 0.0834 | Applied continuously with a strategy as per Table 1(a) | 150 | | | 29.02 | | | 14.1133 | 0.0709 | 300 | | | 0.08 | | | 19.99 | 0.0502 | 500 | | | 0 | | | 31.84 | 0.0295 |
| (4) MTD with HSC transplantation followed by AAG | 50 | | | | | | 0.14 | 0.25 | MTD with HSC as per strategy 2 and AAG as per strategy 3, AAG started after 8 days of the completion of strategy 2 | 150 | | | | | | 0 | 1.525 | 300 | | | | | | 40.18 | 6.38 | 500 | | | | | | 113.03 | 3.75 |
| (5) MCT (without and Ihs) | 50 | | | | | | 1.99 | 0.09 | Continuous (daily) application of drug as per Table 1(a) but without Im and Ihs | 150 | | | | | | 1.3045 | 0.05 | 300 | | | | | | 0.0045 | 0.016 | 500 | 6.29 | | | 0 | | 0 | 0.004 |
| (6) MCT (without and Ihs) with intermittent AAG (15-day interval) | 50 | | | | | | 2.25 | 0.10 | MCT drug is applied daily as per strategy 5 with AAG application in every 15-day interval as per strategy 3 | 150 | | | | | | 1.29 | 0.057 | 300 | | | | | | 0.03 | 0.026 | 500 | | | | 0 | | 0 | 0.009 |
| (7) MCT (with and Ihs) with intermittent AAG | 50 | | | | | | 1.66 | 0.096 | MCT drug (having and Ihs) is applied, except the day of AAG drug application; AAG is applied with a 15-day interval as per strategy 3 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 0.13 | 0.057 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.026 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.009 |
| (8) MCT strategy (with and Ihs) | 50 | | | | | | 1.47 | 0.09 | Drug is applied as per strategy 5 and with and Ihs | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.73 | 16.79 | 0 | 0.04 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.016 | 500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.004 |
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