Overview
Charles River defines patient-derived tumor grafts as explants established as models at low passage numbers (average of six passes removed from patient). They have not been grown in plastic or propagated as cell cultures.
Establishing xenograft tumor models from patient-derived tumor tissue (PDTT) at low passage is believed to conserve original tumor characteristics such as heterogeneous histology, clinical biomolecular signature, malignant phenotypes and genotypes, tumor architecture, and tumor vasculature. Based on this prevalent hypothesis, patient-derived tumor grafts are believed to offer relevant predictive insights into clinical outcomes when evaluating the efficacy of novel cancer therapies.
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- Identification of biomarkers, which predicts tumor sensitivity of compounds
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