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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Carina Fischer
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-25720 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
International journal of oncology 20111014 2
Chordomas are rare, low to intermediate grade malignant bone tumors of the axial skeleton. Current treatment options are limited to surgical procedures, as chordomas are largely resistant to conventional radiation and chemotherapy. Cell lines are valuable tools for exploring molecular mechan-isms involved in tumorigenesis and they have a fundamental impact on the development of new anticancer agents. To date, only two chordoma cell lines exist world-wide. In the present study we report a third c ...[more]