Humanized mouse model of ovarian cancer recapitulates patient solid tumor progression, ascites formation, and metastasis.

Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancer. Understanding the biology of this disease, particularly how tumor-associated lymphocytes and fibroblasts contribute to the progression and metastasis of the tumor, has been impeded by the lack of a suitable tumor xenograft m...

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Main Authors: Richard B Bankert, Sathy V Balu-Iyer, Kunle Odunsi, Leonard D Shultz, Raymond J Kelleher, Jennifer L Barnas, Michelle Simpson-Abelson, Robert Parsons, Sandra J Yokota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3174163?pdf=render