PATIENT-DERIVED XENOGRAFTS AS A PRECLINICAL MODEL FOR BONE SARCOMAS

ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of this study was to reproduce a mouse model of bone sarcomas for use in cancer research. Methods: A fresh sample of the tumor tissue was implanted subcutaneously into nude mice. When the patient-derived xenograft (PDX) reached a volume of 1500 mm3, it was harvested...

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Main Authors: WALTER MEOHAS, REGINA ALCANTARA GRANATO, JOÃO ANTONIO MATHEUS GUIMARÃES, RHAYRA BRAGA DIAS, ANNELIESE FORTUNA-COSTA, MARIA EUGENIA LEITE DUARTE
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2018-04-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522018000200098&tlng=en