Isolation and Characterization of Tumor Cells from the Ascites of Ovarian Cancer Patients: Molecular Phenotype of Chemoresistant Ovarian Tumors

Ardian Latifi; Rodney B Luwor; Maree Bilandzic; Simon Nazaretian; Kaye Stenvers; Jan Pyman; Hongjian Zhu; Erik W Thompson; Michael A Quinn; Jock K Findlay; Nuzhat Ahmed

Journal article

Isolation and Characterization of Tumor Cells from the Ascites of Ovarian Cancer Patients: Molecular Phenotype of Chemoresistant Ovarian Tumors

Ardian Latifi, Rodney B Luwor, Maree Bilandzic, Simon Nazaretian, Kaye Stenvers, Jan Pyman, Hongjian Zhu, Erik W Thompson, Michael A Quinn, Jock K Findlay, Nuzhat Ahmed

PLoS One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046858

University of Melbourne Researchers

Hongjian Zhu Author Surgery - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Nuzhat Ahmed Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Rodney Luwor Author Surgery - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

This was supported by Women's Cancer Foundation, National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (JKF, RegKey#441101), the National Breast Cancer Foundation (EWT; EMPathy Breast Cancer Network, Australia) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program (Australia). The funders had no role in study desugn, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript.