Gompertzian growth curve

FIGURE 85-2. The Gompertzian growth curve demonstrating symptoms and treatments versus tumor volume. (From Buick RN. Cellular basis of chemotherapy. In Dorr RT, Von Hoff DD, (eds.) Cancer Chemotherapy Handbook. 2nd ed. New York Elsevier 1994 3-14.)... 

The study of tumor growth forms the foundation for many of the basic principles of modem cancer chemotherapy. The growth of most tumors is illustrated by the Gompertzian tumor growth curve (Fig. 124-5). Gompertz was a German insurance actuary who described the relationship between age and expected death. This mathematical model also approximates tumor-cell proliferation. In the... 

FIGURE 124-5. Gompertzian kinetics tumor-growth curve relationship to symptoms, diagnosis, and various treatment regimens. (Reproduced with permission from BuickJ" )... 

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