Sentences with phrase «test lung tumors»

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Paweletz and his colleagues are now developing a PCR - based test to detect drug resistance mutations in lung tumors.

Potti and his colleagues began by testing chemotherapy drugs on cultured cell lines from human tumors, such as from the lung, breast, or ovary.

To test this idea, the researchers utilized two mouse models of human breast cancer metastasis and found dormant disseminated tumor cells residing upon the membrane microvasculature of lung, bone marrow and brain tissue.

They also tested other cancer lines — human cervical, lung and prostate cancers — and found that they responded to the patterned tumor environments in the same way.

Various genetic testing methods were used to examine lung tumors, uninvolved lung tissue and normal - appearing airways located varying distances from the tumors.

«In our practice, we recommend that all patients with baseline EGFR T790M identified in their lung tumor tissue be referred to clinical genetics to discuss EGFR T790M germline testing.

The team is also hoping to test T cells modified to attack breast, lung, and colon tumors.

The companies have launched a phase II trial of the antibody - drug conjugate, and are also testing it in other solid tumors, including ovarian and non — small - cell lung cancers.

In the study, the researchers tested phenformin as a chemotherapy agent in genetically - engineered mice lacking LKB1 and which had advanced stage lung tumors.

Over the span of several months, the researchers recorded their results following tests on the lungs and the tumors.

Initial evaluation of a dog with a suspected bone tumor often includes: complete physical exam, blood tests, radiographs (both the primary site and the lungs), and a biopsy.