Crowding governs resistance confinement and guides the improvement of adaptive therapy in a 2D melanoma model system
Maximilian Eiche, Elias Ferdinand Fischer, Maja Milas, Timon Citak, Serhii Aif, Ana-Suncana Smith, Jona Kayser
This study shows how mechanical crowding in 2D melanoma models influences resistance expansion and therapy failure, guiding adaptive therapy improvement through physical and computational models.
bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics