Abstract 2364: Identification of therapy resistant pediatric brain tumor cells that have extraordinary survival and tumorigenic capabilities: The ultimate seed cells that drives the growth of autopsied tumor cells in mouse brains
Abstract:Brain tumors are a leading cause of cancer related death in children. Little is known about the biology of recurrent or refractory pediatric CNS tumors, particularly those that are inoperable, such as hypothalamic or brainstem tumors. Since autopsy may be the only opportunity to obtain tumor tissue for inoperable or recurrent tumors, we have obtained postmortem tissue for the purpose of developing orthotopic xenografts. We hypothesized that a small fraction of tumor cells would survive the postmortem period of… Show more
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