Towards a Mathematical Formalism for Semi-stochastic Cell-Level Computational Modeling of Tumor Initiation

A phenomenological model is formulated to model the early stages of tumor formation. The model is based on a cell-based formalism, where each cell is represented as a circle or sphere in two-and three dimensional simulations, respectively. The model takes into account constituent cells, such as epithelial cells, tumor cells, and T-cells that...