Journal article

Establishing a cryopreservation protocol for patient-derived xenografts of prostate cancer

LH Porter, MG Lawrence, H Wang, AK Clark, A Bakshi, D Obinata, D Goode, M Papargiris, undefined Mural, D Clouston, A Ryan, S Norden, E Corey, PS Nelson, JT Isaacs, J Grummet, J Kourambas, S Sandhu, DG Murphy, D Pook Show all

Prostate | WILEY | Published : 2019

Abstract

Background: Serially transplantable patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) are invaluable preclinical models for studying tumor biology and evaluating therapeutic agents. As these models are challenging to establish from prostate cancer specimens, the ability to preserve them through cryopreservation has several advantages for ongoing research. Despite this, there is still uncertainty about the ability to cryopreserve PDXs of prostate cancer. This study compared three different cryopreservation protocols to identify a method that can be used to reproducibly cryopreserve a diverse cohort of prostate cancer PDX models. Methods: One serially transplantable prostate cancer PDX from the Melbourne Urol..

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Awarded by National Institutes of Health


Funding Acknowledgements

Endocrine Society of Australia, Grant/Award Number: Research Seed Grant; Victorian Cancer Agency, Grant/Award Numbers: MCRF15023, MCRF18017, CAPTIV; Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Grant/Award Number: Bridging Post-doctoral Fellowship; Peter and Lyndy White Foundation; EJ Whitten Foundation; TissuPath Pathology; Movember Foundation, Grant/Award Number: Global Action Plan 1; Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Grant/Award Numbers: W81XWH1810348, W81XWH1810349, W81XWH1810347; National Health and Medical Research Council, Grant/Award Numbers: 1059855, 1138242, 1156570, 1002648, 1077799, 1140222