Tumor engraftment in patient-derived xenografts of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is associated with adverse clinicopathological features and poor survival.

Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) tumors are powerful tools to study cancer biology. However, the ability of PDX tumors to model the biological and histological diversity of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is not well known. In this study, we subcutaneously implanted 133 primary and metastatic...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Pergolini, Vicente Morales-Oyarvide, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Kim C Honselmann, Matthew W Rosenbaum, Sabikun Nahar, Marina Kem, Cristina R Ferrone, Keith D Lillemoe, Nabeel Bardeesy, David P Ryan, Sarah P Thayer, Andrew L Warshaw, Carlos Fernández-Del Castillo, Andrew S Liss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5576681?pdf=render