Wayne State University

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Experimental Bone Metastatic Prostate Tumor Model

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Categories
Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals
Summary
A Wayne State University researcher has derived new tumorigenic cell lines from the human prostate carcinoma cell line PC-3. These cell lines, known as PC-3/IF, when implanted in the femurs of nude mice, provide a xenograft tumor model of bone metastatic prostate carcinoma. The PC-3/IF cell lines are highly tumorigenic, with tumor cells replacing the marrow cells in the bone cavity, invading adjacent bone and muscle tissue to ultimately form a palpable tumor at the hip joint.
File number
98-449
Publications
Available non-exclusively via biological materials licensing.
Contact
Anne DiSante Director, Technology Transfer Office Phone: 313-577-5541 Fax : 313-577-2814 anne.disante@wayne.edu