Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Oct 1;18(19):5160-2. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-12-2408. Epub 2012 Aug 21.
Compared with xenografts from previously established cell lines, patient-derived xenografts may more faithfully recapitulate the molecular diversity, cellular heterogeneity, and histology seen in patient tumors, although other limitations of murine models remain. The ability of these models to inform clinical development and answer mechanistic questions will determine their ultimate use.
与先前建立的细胞系的异种移植物相比,患者来源的异种移植物可能更能真实地再现患者肿瘤中所见的分子多样性、细胞异质性和组织学,尽管仍然存在其他啮齿动物模型的局限性。这些模型在告知临床开发和回答机制问题方面的能力将决定它们的最终用途。