A stable explant culture of HER2/neu invasive carcinoma supported by alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin expressing stromal cells to evaluate therapeutic agents

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To gain a better understanding of the effects of therapeutic agents on the tumor microenvironment in invasive cancers, we developed a co-culture model from an invasive lobular carcinoma. Tumor cells expressing HER2/neu organize in ne...

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Main Author: Piechocki Marie P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/119