The initial engraftment of tumor cells is critical for the future growth pattern: a mathematical study based on simulations and animal experiments

Table 4 Fit performance of four different growth models based on a single synthetic Gompertz dataset

Model	AIC	AICc	RMSE	R²	Number of parameters
Gompertz	61.22	64.22	59.57	0.97	2
Power law	65.28	68.28	79.62	0.95	2
Logistic	68.06	71.06	97.12	0.93	2
Exponential	93.37	96.37	592.01	−1.51	1

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