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Establishment and characterization of a novel xenograft model of human gastrointestinal stromal tumor in mice.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2013
Moriyama Makoto, Shimada Yutaka, Nagata Takuya, Omura Tetsuya, Sekine Shinichi, Matsui Koshi, Yoshioka Isaku, Okumura Tomoyuki, Sawada Shigeaki, Yoshida Toru, Tsukada Kazuhiro
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BACKGROUND: The clinical outcome of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) has been improved by the introduction of molecular-targeting drugs. However, resistance to these drugs appears during the course of treatment. The aim of this study was to establish and characterize a human xenograft model of GIST. MATERIALS AND METHODS: GIST tissue from a patient with esophageal GIST was implanted under the skin of a...
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