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 modelFD modelCondition
Days S R (2,2)

(0) Free growth 50 10.470.248Freely growing condition
150 11.78641.525
300 266.2323.26
500 879.54

(1a) MTD strategy (conventional dose) 50 0.0390.248Drug application as per Table 1(a), drug cycle = 6
150 0.51601.525
300 204.0723.26
500 879.54

(1b) MTD strategy (high dose) 50 0.0390.248Drug dose = 0.255; other condition is the same as strategy 1a
150 0.5161.525
300 204.0723.257
500 879.54

(2) MTD with HSC transplantation 50 0.140.248MTD drug (as per strategy 1a) is applied and HSC transplantation was applied alternatively (total 5 times) after a gap period of 20 days
150 01.525
300 192.5323.26
500 879.54

(3) AAG strategy 50 890.54 11.19480.0834Applied continuously with a strategy as per Table 1(a)
150 29.02 14.11330.0709
300 0.08 19.990.0502
500 0 31.840.0295

(4) MTD with HSC transplantation followed by AAG50 0.140.25MTD 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 40.186.38
500 113.033.75

(5) MCT (without and Ihs)50 1.990.09Continuous (daily) application of drug as per Table 1(a) but without Im and Ihs
150 1.30450.05
300 0.00450.016
500 6.29 0 0 0.004

(6) MCT (without and Ihs) with intermittent AAG (15-day interval) 50 2.250.10MCT drug is applied daily as per strategy 5 with AAG application in every 15-day interval as per strategy 3
150 1.290.057
300 0.030.026
500 0 00.009

(7) MCT (with and Ihs) with intermittent AAG 50 1.660.096MCT 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 00 0 0.130.057
300 00 0000 0.026
500 000000 0.009

(8) MCT strategy (with and Ihs)50 1.470.09Drug is applied as per strategy 5 and with and Ihs
150 000 7.7316.790 0.04
300 00 0 0 00 0.016
500 00 0 0000.004