In vitro chemosensitivity test for human genito-urinary tumors using collagen gel matrix

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-72

  Koshida, Kiyoshi ^a   Egawa, Masayuki ^a   Imao, Tetsuya ^a   Mizokami, Atsushi ^a   Namiki, Mikio ^a   Endo, Yoshio ^b   Sasaki, Takuma ^b  

^a Graduate School of Medical Science   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemosensitivity test; Collagen gel matrix assay; Genito urinary tumors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; COLLAGEN GEL; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PIRARUBICIN; VINBLASTINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLLAGEN; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; GERMINOMA; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 14744287998     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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