rectal cancer biorepository

U.S. researchers have created a biorepository of "65 patient-derived rectal cancer organoid cultures from patients with primary, metastatic, or recurrent disease."  According to study authors, patients respond different to chemoradiotherapy treatment regimens and may require additional extensive surgery.  The establishment of the biorepository thus creates the opportunity to study rectal cancer more closely on a molecular level.  It is believed that continued enhancements of this methodology will lead to drug screen in a pre-clinical setting lead to more effective, targeted treatments.

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