Co-implantation of Tumor and Extensive Surrounding Tissue Improved the Establishment Rate of Surgical Specimens of Human-Patient Cancer in Nude Mice: Toward the Goal of Universal Individualized Cancer Therapy.
In Vivo
; 34(6): 3241-3245, 2020.
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BACKGROUND/AIM: The discovery of the nude mouse model enabled the experimental growth of human-patient tumors. However, the low establishment rate of tumors in nude and other immunodeficient strains of mice has limited wide-spread clinical use. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In order to increase the establishment rate of surgical specimens of patient tumors, we transplanted tumors to nude mice subcutaneously along with large amounts of surrounding tissue of the tumor. RESULTS: The new transplantation method increased the establishment rate in nude mice to 66% compared to the old method of implanting the surgical tumor specimen with surrounding tissue removed (14%). High stage and presence of metastasis in the patient donor are positively correlated to tumor engraftment in nude mice. CONCLUSION: The new method can potentially allow most cancer patients who undergo surgery or biopsy to have their own mouse model for drug-sensitivity testing.
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Objetivos
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Neoplasias
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Animals
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Humans
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In Vivo
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
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2020
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Article
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Grecia