This paper deals with the qualitative analysis, existence of equilibria and asymptotic behavior of some second-order models of the competition between tumor and immune cells. The background model belongs to d’Onofrio [A. d’Onofrio, A general framework for modeling tumor–immune system competition and immunotherapy: Mathematical analysis and biomedical inferences, Physica D 208 (2005) 220–235; A. d’Onofrio, Tumor–immune system interaction: Modelig the tumor-stimulated proliferation of effectors and immunotherapy, Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci. 16 (2006) 1375–1401]. Various developments proposed in this paper are focussed on the hiding–learning dynamics, followed by the qualitative analysis.
Qualitative Analysis of Second Order Models of Tumor-Immune System Competition
CATTANI, Carlo;
2008-01-01
Abstract
This paper deals with the qualitative analysis, existence of equilibria and asymptotic behavior of some second-order models of the competition between tumor and immune cells. The background model belongs to d’Onofrio [A. d’Onofrio, A general framework for modeling tumor–immune system competition and immunotherapy: Mathematical analysis and biomedical inferences, Physica D 208 (2005) 220–235; A. d’Onofrio, Tumor–immune system interaction: Modelig the tumor-stimulated proliferation of effectors and immunotherapy, Math. Models Methods Appl. Sci. 16 (2006) 1375–1401]. Various developments proposed in this paper are focussed on the hiding–learning dynamics, followed by the qualitative analysis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
