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Establishment of a patient-derived intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma xenograft model with KRAS mutation.
BMC cancer - 11 Feb 2016
Cavalloni Giuliana, Peraldo-Neia Caterina, Sassi Francesco, Chiorino Giovanna, Sarotto Ivana, Aglietta Massimo, Leone Francesco
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BACKGROUND: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is an aggressive, highly lethal tumors and lacks of effective chemo and targeted therapies. Cell lines and animal models, even partially reflecting tumor characteristics, have limits to study ICC biology and drug response. In this work, we created and characterized a novel ICC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model of Italian origin. METHODS: Seventeen primary ICC...
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