Evaluation of in vitro chemosensitivity of antitumor drugs using the MTT assay in fresh human breast cancer

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 251-259

  Xu, Jian Ming ^a   Song, San Tai ^a   Tang, Zhong Ming ^b   Liu, Xiao Qing ^a   Jiang, Zei Fei ^a   Zhou, Li ^a   Li, Yan Bo ^a   Huang, Yan ^a  

^a Hospital Cancer Center   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Human breast cancer chemotherapy; In vitro chemosensitivity; MTT assay

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; MITOMYCIN C; MITOXANTRONE; TETRAZOLIUM; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0031667885     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006019614543     Document Type: Article

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