First Ascent Biomedical
Provide greater confidence that the patient will respond to a drug or combination from “ex vivo” test results
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Provide greater confidence that the patient will respond to a drug or combination from “ex vivo” test results
Functional testing: apply drugs to fresh tumor tissue and observe response, two days to six-week turnaround (often getting fresh tumor tissue can be a limitation)
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