Successful xenotransplantation of human lung cancer correlates with the metastatic phenotype.

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Successful xenotransplantation of human lung cancer correlates with the metastatic phenotype.

The Annals of thoracic surgery - 1 Jul 1995

Johnson J R, Hammond W G, Benfield J R, Tesluk H

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BACKGROUND: Occult micrometastases could explain deaths from stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after complete resections. If patients who have occult metastases could be identified, systemic therapy might be beneficial. METHODS: Non-small cell lung cancers from 81 patients in stages I, I...

Topics

Animals
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Mice
Mice, Nude
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasm Transplantation
Phenotype

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