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Author Spotlight: Creating Human Vascularized Micro-Tumors as Models for Translational Cancer Research
Published on: September 15, 2023
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Special Issue: Animal Modeling in Cancer
1Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
Genes
|September 2, 2020
Summary
Animal models are crucial for understanding cancer development and progression. Studying these models helps uncover fundamental cancer biology and identify effective treatment strategies for various tumors.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Comparative Pathology
- Translational Research
Background:
- High-throughput sequencing advances personalized cancer diagnostics and treatments.
- Understanding human diseases, including cancer, relies on comparative analysis of animal models with human-like traits.
- Developing and characterizing animal models that mimic human tumor growth is vital for cancer research.

