title: A model for metastases formation.
abstract: Our aim is to propose a mathematical model for the forming of metastases resistant or not, from their birth, to one drug or a combination of drugs, associated with a new spontaneous tumorous growth model. Practical conclusions are then drawn relating to the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire MEDIMAT (Université Paris 6), France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markovitch
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016923:Cell Death; D002455:Cell Division; D002470:Cell Survival; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation; D009336:Necrosis; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents