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In vitro Enrichment of Ovarian Cancer Tumor-initiating Cells
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In vitro Enrichment of Ovarian Cancer Tumor-initiating Cells

In vitro Enrichment of Ovarian Cancer Tumor-initiating Cells

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February 18, 2015

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10.3791/52446-v

DOI:
10.3791/52446-v

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11:37 min
February 18, 2015

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1Women’s Malignancies Branch,National Cancer Institute

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Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) may represent a viable therapeutic target for the treatment of ovarian cancer, a highly recurrent and fatal disease. We present a protocol for culture conditions that enrich for this highly tumorigenic population of cells.

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House, C. D., Hernandez, L., Annunziata, C. M. In vitro Enrichment of Ovarian Cancer Tumor-initiating Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (96), e52446, doi:10.3791/52446 (2015).

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