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This study uses partial control to manage chaotic cancer growth dynamics. The method successfully prevented tumor progression and healthy cell extinction, offering a new therapeutic approach.

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  • Mathematical oncology
  • Dynamical systems theory
  • Immunology

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  • Cancer growth can be modeled as a dynamical system with interacting tumor, healthy, and immune cells.
  • Under certain conditions, this system exhibits chaotic dynamics, potentially leading to healthy cell extinction.
  • Decreased immune response can trigger transient chaotic dynamics and population collapse.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply a control method to prevent the extinction of healthy and immune cells in a cancer growth model.
  • To investigate the efficacy of partial control in managing transient chaotic dynamics.
  • To explore an alternative to conventional cancer therapies.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a three-population dynamical model (tumor, healthy, immune cells).
  • Analysis of system behavior, including chaotic motion and boundary crisis.
  • Application of the partial control method to mitigate transient chaos and population extinction.

Main Results:

  • The dynamical system demonstrated chaotic behavior and transient dynamics leading to cell extinction.
  • Partial control successfully prevented uncontrolled tumor growth.
  • The proposed method avoided the extinction of healthy and immune cell populations.

Conclusions:

  • Partial control is a viable strategy for managing chaotic dynamics in cancer growth models.
  • This approach offers a promising alternative to conventional cancer therapies by preserving healthy tissue.
  • Further research is warranted to compare this method with existing treatments.