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Patient-derived multicellular tumor spheroids towards optimized treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 25 May 2018
Song Yeonhwa, Kim Jin-Sun, Kim Se-Hyuk, Park Yoon Kyung, Yu Eunsil, Kim Ki-Hun, Seo Eul-Ju, Oh Heung-Bum, Lee Han Chu, Kim Kang Mo, Seo Haeng Ran
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BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide and has poor prognosis. Specially, patients with HCC usually have poor tolerance of systemic chemotherapy, because HCCs develop from chronically damaged tissue that contains considerable inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Since HCC exhibits highly heterogeneous molecular characteristics, a proper in vitro system is...
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