Application of Highly Immunocompromised Mice for the Establishment of Patient-Derived Xenograft (PDX) Models

Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are created by engraftment of patient tumor tissues into immunocompetent mice. Since a PDX model retains the characteristics of the primary patient tumor including gene expression profiles and drug responses, it has become the most reliable in vivo human cancer...

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Main Authors: Seiji Okada, Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn, Ryusho Kariya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Cells
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/8/889