Optimal control in a model of dendritic cell transfection cancer immunotherapy

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 255-274

  Castiglione, Filippo ^a   Piccoli, Benedetto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autologous dendritic cells transfection; Cancer; Immunotherapy; Necessary conditions; Optimal control

Indexed keywords

CANCER VACCINE;

ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS; CANCER VACCINES; DENDRITIC CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY, ACTIVE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 33746656314     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-005-9014-3     Document Type: Article

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