Researchers from Tel Aviv University first to print “viable” tumour by using cancer patients’ own cells to 3D print model of tumour – allowing for the testing of efficacy of potential treatments.
The scientists extract “a chunk” of the tumour from the brain of a patient with glioblastoma – an aggressive cancer with a very poor prognosis – and use it to print a model matching their MRI scans, said Professor Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, who led the research at Tel Aviv University.
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