My company is just running out first mouse trials for a cancer treatment. We are using xenografts. This model involves growing human tumors inside mice. The mice are genetically modified to suppress their immune system, so they won't reject the cancer cells transplanted into them.
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My company is just running out first mouse trials for a cancer treatment. We are using xenografts. This model involves growing human tumors inside mice. The mice are genetically modified to suppress their immune system, so they won't reject the cancer cells transplanted into them.