Submitted by BoundariesAreFun t3_yrvd7y in science
zv88909 t1_iw03ouk wrote
One of the biggest issues with these papers is how early they start treating tumors - 7 days after graftment?
For these tumor models, you implant the cells on the back of the mice, and they need time to grow and form an actual robust tumor. 7 days is such little time to do all the things a tumor needs to do: teach the immune system to support it/help it, get blood vessels, build strong local environment to support it etc
7 days is not a great starting point… very early … rather see at least 12-14 days… for at least a more accurate model.
Not just a problem for this paper, problem around the field of cancer models in mice - people start early to make the effect look better.
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