| Literature DB >> 28315377 |
Alastair H Davies1, Yuzhuo Wang1, Amina Zoubeidi2.
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Recently, there has been renewed interest in the development and characterization of patient-derived tumour xenograft (PDX) models. Numerous PDX models have been established for prostate cancer and, importantly, retain the principal molecular, genetic, and histological characteristics of the donor tumour. As such, these models provide significant improvements over standard cell line xenograft models for biological studies, preclinical drug development, and personalized medicine strategies. This review summarizes the current state of the art in this field, illustrating the opportunities and limitations of PDX models in translational prostate cancer research.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer models; Drug discovery; Patient-derived xenograft; Personalized medicine; Prostate cancer; Translational research
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28315377 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.03.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Endocrinol ISSN: 0303-7207 Impact factor: 4.102