Sentences with phrase «limited numbers of tumor»

Bone marrow biopsies often produce limited numbers of tumor cells to test — as few as 50,000 tumor cells in this study — but for this technique that is enough to test many different drugs and drug combinations.

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Both the number and activity of osteoblasts — cells that produce and reshape bone tissue — were increased within the bone marrow of mice with lung tumors compared with cancer - free animals; and reducing the number of osteoblasts in mice not only limited neutrophil infiltration of tumors but also interrupted tumor progression.

However, efforts to examine the in vitro behavior of tumor cells with endothelial cells from different anatomical regions have been prohibited because, in large part, of the limited number of organ - derived endothelial cell lines available for study.

December 13, 2011 Molecular markers can predict spread of cancer, guide treatment Molecular markers found in cancer cells that have spread from a primary tumor to a limited number of distant sites can help physicians predict which patients with metastatic cancer will benefit from aggressive, targeted radiation therapy.

There is widespread agreement that limiting the number of vaccines administered to an individual over time may reduce the risk for tumor development.

Using a number of approaches, the normal tissue that surrounds the tumor is «shielded» from this beam so as to limit the side - effects associated with radiation.