Ovarian Cancer
In vitro study demonstrates variable responses to chemotherapies
Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 14th, 2004
"The treatment of ovarian cancer principally relies on the use of platinum and taxane chemotherapeutic agents. Short-term clinical results have been encouraging, but long-term responses remain limited. In this report, an in vitro assay system that utilizes cells grown from human tumor explants has been used to quantitatively evaluate responses to relevant concentrations of alternative chemotherapeutic agents," wrote P. Kornblith and colleagues, Precis...
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