Development of an Optimised in vitro System for Measurement of Human Tumour Response to Cytotoxic Agents

Evaluation of the response of tumour tissue to cytotoxic drug therapy is generally retrospective and is based on average results obtained in clinical trials. Individualised therapy is not considered practical because of the complex and often unsatisfactory tests needed to obtain a prospective assessment of likely response. This group has developed a predictive test which can determine the drug cocktails most effective or ineffective in reducing …