Successfully rearing the tumor separated the body

For the first time in the world, British scientists have successfully nurtured a growth tumor that separates the human body for a long time. Breakthroughs will help provide essential living specimens for laboratory tests of cancer treatments.

The research team at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has removed part of the intestinal tumor in patients and put them in test tubes containing a solution, making them significantly grow. These growth tumors outside the human body were then used to test new drugs.

Photos of bowel cancer cells.(Photo: Corbis)

Using samples from patients' tumors, researchers can also personalize treatments. This is expected to help the cancer treatment process for patients more effective.

Mark Williams, a biochemist at UEA, explains: 'We tested different chemotherapy drugs on individual bowel and tumor samples to find out which ones are the most toxic. Using healthy tissue will help us detect which drugs kill cancer cells, but 'spare' healthy cells'.

Mr. Williams added that the study's contribution is that it helps experts to see how each person's tumors respond differently to each drug and that some tumors are more sensitive to this drug. more than other drugs. Since then, the doctors can be sure of the drug that works best for each patient.

In addition, considering the results of the sequencing of the intestine and tumor can help researchers observe patterns, then support the ability to predict the progression of a specific tumor. .

Previously, researchers had never cultivated tumors outside the human body for so long. This achievement will pave the way for many related research areas.

This pioneering research has been around for nearly a year. The team is currently evaluating two cases of cancer patients each week using this new technique.