Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth

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Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth. / Rygaard, K; Spang-Thomsen, M.

In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Vol. 46, No. 2-3, 1998, p. 303-12.

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Harvard

Rygaard, K & Spang-Thomsen, M 1998, 'Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, vol. 46, no. 2-3, pp. 303-12.

APA

Rygaard, K., & Spang-Thomsen, M. (1998). Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 46(2-3), 303-12.

Vancouver

Rygaard K, Spang-Thomsen M. Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 1998;46(2-3):303-12.

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Rygaard, K ; Spang-Thomsen, M. / Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth. In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 1998 ; Vol. 46, No. 2-3. pp. 303-12.

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title = "Quantitation and gompertzian analysis of tumor growth",
abstract = "Human tumor xenografts in immune-deficient animals are used to establish tumor growth curves and for studying the effect of experimental therapy on tumor growth. In this review we describe a method for making serial measurements of tumor size in the nude mouse model as well as methods used to transform the experimental data into useful growth curves. A transformed Gompertz function is used as the basis for calculating relevant parameters pertaining to tumor growth and response to therapy. The calculations are facilitated by use of a computer program which performs the necessary calculations and presents the growth data in graphic form.",
author = "K Rygaard and M Spang-Thomsen",
note = "Keywords: Animals; Cell Division; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Disease Models, Animal; Humans; Mice; Mice, Nude; Neoplasm Transplantation; Neoplasms; Transplantation, Heterologous",
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journal = "Breast Cancer Research and Treatment",
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RIS

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AB - Human tumor xenografts in immune-deficient animals are used to establish tumor growth curves and for studying the effect of experimental therapy on tumor growth. In this review we describe a method for making serial measurements of tumor size in the nude mouse model as well as methods used to transform the experimental data into useful growth curves. A transformed Gompertz function is used as the basis for calculating relevant parameters pertaining to tumor growth and response to therapy. The calculations are facilitated by use of a computer program which performs the necessary calculations and presents the growth data in graphic form.

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