Establishment and characterization of new tumor xenografts and cancer cell lines from EBV-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma

The lack of appropriate models restricts pre-clinical research for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Here the authors report the development and characterization of NPC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), and EBV positive NPC cell line from patient tumor, and suggest their potential use in future NPC r...

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Main Authors: Weitao Lin, Yim Ling Yip, Lin Jia, Wen Deng, Hong Zheng, Wei Dai, Josephine Mun Yee Ko, Kwok Wai Lo, Grace Tin Yun Chung, Kevin Y. Yip, Sau-Dan Lee, Johnny Sheung-Him Kwan, Jun Zhang, Tengfei Liu, Jimmy Yu-Wai Chan, Dora Lai-Wan Kwong, Victor Ho-Fun Lee, John Malcolm Nicholls, Pierre Busson, Xuefeng Liu, Alan Kwok Shing Chiang, Kwai Fung Hui, Hin Kwok, Siu Tim Cheung, Yuk Chun Cheung, Chi Keung Chan, Bin Li, Annie Lai-Man Cheung, Pok Man Hau, Yuan Zhou, Chi Man Tsang, Jaap Middeldorp, Honglin Chen, Maria Li Lung, Sai Wah Tsao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06889-5