Apoptosis as a volume loss mechanism in mathematical models of solid tumor growth

Abstract A model for the growth of spheroids including a recently discovered cell loss mechanism is formulated. This model reproduces the observed growth patterns and predicts that, under certain conditions, a dormant state can exist without the formation of a central coagulative necrotic region, in agreement with recent experiment evidence. Growth patterns are presented for several parameter sets.

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