Paradoxical Effects of Tumor Shrinkage on Long-Term Survival of Cancer Patients
In this article, we challenge the existing paradigm that greater tumor shrinkage at the end of treatment leads to longer patient survival. In particular, we identify biological conditions under which the exact opposite is true. A central role in our argument about the paradoxical effect of tumor shr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fams.2020.00027/full |