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ArticleOncology letters2017

Modeling nasopharyngeal carcinoma in three dimensions.

Prabu Siva Sankar, Mohd Firdaus Che Mat, Kalaivani Muniandy, Benedict Lian Shi Xiang, Phang Su Ling, Susan Ling Ling Hoe, Alan Soo-Beng Khoo, Nethia Mohana-Kumaran

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Article in Oncology letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Prabu Siva SankarSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Malaysia.
Mohd Firdaus Che MatMolecular Pathology Unit, Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kalaivani MuniandyInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Malaysia.
Benedict Lian Shi XiangSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Malaysia.
Phang Su LingSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Malaysia.
Susan Ling Ling HoeMolecular Pathology Unit, Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alan Soo-Beng KhooMolecular Pathology Unit, Cancer Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nethia Mohana-KumaranSchool of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a type of cancer endemic in Asia, including Malaysia, Southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Treatment resistance, particularly in recurring cases, remains a challenge. Thus, studies to develop novel therapeutic agents are important. Potential therapeutic compounds may be effectively examined using two-dimensional (2D) cell culture models, three-dimensional (3D) spheroid models or

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2-dimensional cell culture model3-dimensional spheroid modelin vivo modelsnasopharyngeal carcinomaspheroids

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PMID28454359
PMCPMC5403637

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