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A fractal-fractional order modeling approach to understanding stem cell-chemotherapy combinations for cancer.
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The main objective of this work is to study the mathematical model that combines stem cell therapy and chemotherapy for cancer cells. We study the model using the fractal fractional derivative with the Mittag-Leffler kernel. In the analytical part, we study the existence of the solution and its uniqueness, which was studied based on the fixed point theory. The equilibrium points were also studied and discussed after stem cell therapy, and the approximate solutions for the given model were obtained using the Adam Bashford method, which depends on interpolation with Lagrange polynomials. Finally, the model was simulated using the Mathematica software, and through the figures, we found that the components of the model approach the equilibrium point, which indicates the stability of the model at the equilibrium point. Also, the result of the numerical simulation and graphic for the concentration of cells over time indicate the effects of the therapies on the decay rate of tumor cells and the growth rate of effector cells to modify the cancer patient's immune system. It is worth noting that we simulated all the model components with different fractional orders, confirming the effect of stem cell therapy and chemotherapy on the cells and the decay of cancer cells.
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