Microarray

Tumor stem cells drive a mass’s growth and isolating those cells is a means for testing the probability that a combination of chemotherapy drugs will work. Researchers at the University of Florida have advanced that concept by developing a microarray plate in which multiple wells are loaded with different drug combinations, in different concentrations. Then, as few as 200 of a patient’s tumor stem cells are loaded in each of the wells to determine the most effective “cocktail.” MORE

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