CD8A and cancer: Some of the common biological assumptions of the previously described models include: (i) cancer cells grow logistically in the absence of an immune response; (ii) both NK cells and CD8 T cells are capable of killing cancer cells; (iii) both NK cells and CD8 T cells are activated by cancer cells; (iv) both NK cells and CD8 cells eventually become inactivated after some number of interactions with tumor cells; (v) as part of the innate system, NK cells are always present, but CD8 T cells are only present when tumor is present.