Test-tube model of breast cancer to replace animal experiments
01. 04. 2009 | Cancer Research UK
An award-winning team of UK scientists has developed a three-dimensional (3-D) model of human breast cancer in a test-tube which should help to reduce the number of animals used and improve the quality of cancer research [1].
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Animals play a vital role during research into new drugs, but scientists are constantly looking for ways to replace them in medical experiments.
Now, a team of scientists at Queen Mary's, University of London, has developed a 3-D model of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a condition where cells inside the ducts of the breast have started to become cancerous but have not yet invaded the rest of the breast.
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Reference
- Holliday DL, Brouilette KT, et al. Novel multicellular organotypic models of normal and malignant breast: tools for dissecting the role of the microenvironment in breast cancer progression. Breast Cancer Reseach 2009; 11(1): R3. doi: 10.1186/bcr2218
Keywords: cancer research, three-dimensional model, breast cancer
