Ex Vivo Engineering of the Tumor Microenvironment

This volume will outline how to recreate the tumor microenvironment, to culture primary tumors without the need for developmental priming factors, and to deliver targeted therapeutics in a manner that recapitulates pharmacokinetics in vivo. Much of what may be learned from this volume will aid in un...

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Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Aref, Amir R. (Editor), Barbie, David (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
SeriesCancer Drug Discovery and Development,
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319453972
ISSN2196-9906
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-45397-2
Physical DescriptionIX, 135 p. 18 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • 1.Introduction to Ex Vivo Cancer Models
  • 2.Patient-derived Xenografts in Oncology
  • 3.Organoid Culture: Applications in Development and Cancer
  • 4. Microfluidics and future of cancer diagnostics
  • 5.Advancing techniques and insights in circulating tumor cell (CTC) research
  • 6.The Cancer Secretome
  • 7.An overview of the tumor microenvironments and future of cancer therapy. .