Fluid that bathes tumors in the body is different from medium used in the lab

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 09:12 in Biology & Nature

Before being tested in animals or humans, most cancer drugs are evaluated in tumor cells grown in a lab dish. However, in recent years, there has been a growing realization that the environment in which these cells are grown does not accurately mimic the natural environment of a tumor, and that this discrepancy could produce […]

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