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GPEM
2007
13 years 4 months ago
2007
In this paper, we investigate the employment of evolutionary algorithms as a search mechanism in a decision support system for designing chemotherapy schedules. Chemotherapy invol...
GECCO
2004
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
2004
Springer
This paper presents a modified optimal control model of drug scheduling in cancer chemotherapy and a new adaptive elitist-population based genetic algorithm (AEGA) to solve it. Wo...
GECCO
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
2006
Springer
The toxicity of an anticancer drug is cleared from the body by different processes, including saturable metabolic and nonsaturable renal-excretion pathways. According to the princ...
EMO
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
2001
Springer
The main objectives of cancer treatment in general, and of cancer chemotherapy in particular, are to eradicate the tumour and to prolong the patient survival time. Traditionally, t...
CEC
2010
IEEE
13 years 6 months ago
2010
IEEE
Abstract-- Cancer treatment by chemotherapy involves multiple applications of toxic drugs over a period of time. Optimising the schedule of these treatments can improve the outcome...