Current status and perspectives of patient-derived xenograft models in cancer research

Current status and perspectives of patient-derived xenograft models in cancer research

Abstract Cancers remain a major public health problem worldwide, which still require profound research in both the basic and preclinical fields. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are created when cancerous cells or tissues from patients’ primary tumors are implanted into immunodeficient mice to...

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Main Authors: Yunxin Lai, Xinru Wei, Shouheng Lin, Le Qin, Lin Cheng, Peng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Subjects:
PDX models
Basic
Preclinical
Cancer research
Drugs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13045-017-0470-7

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