Scientists develop mouse models of leukemia that predict response to chemotherapy
Tuesday, March 31, 2009 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
Being able to accurately predict how a given cancer will respond to chemotherapy would spare patients with non-responsive tumors the burden of undergoing toxic and ultimately unhelpful treatment. Just as important, knowing which of a patient's cancer-causing genetic lesions are contributing to drug resistance might help doctors redesign therapy for maximum benefit.