Rabbit VX2 lung tumor models can form early nodal metastases.

Alexander GregorKosuke FujinoNicholas BernardsTomonari KinoshitaYamato MotookaTerunaga InageTsukasa IshiwataZhenchian ChenHideki UjiieChang Young LeeKazuhiro Yasufuku

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2019)

Rabbit transbronchial VX2 lung tumor models generate nodal metastases relatively early after inoculation. These results suggest such models may be valuable tools in the investigation of novel therapeutic modalities relevant for the treatment of both early-stage and locally advanced lung cancer.

Keyphrases

early stage
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
locally advanced
lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer
radiation therapy
combination therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation