Table 14 Summary of findings
Case Study | Outcome of the comparison | Explanation | Population size |
|---|---|---|---|
1) Tumour/Effector | • Most results were different | • It appears that variabilities in small populations have major impacts in the outcomes | Varied from 5 to 600 |
2) Tumour/Efector | • Results were statistically/IL-2 the same | • Large populations • Less variability in the agents' populations | 104 |
3) Tumour/Effector/ IL-2/ TGF-β | • Different runs with outcome variations • Simulations produced alternative scenarios • The behaviour of the curves is less erratic for agents | • Agent-based stochasticity • New scenarios need further investigations to assess their feasibility • Large numbers of agents | 104 |