Method for isolating a chemotherapeutic agent resistant cancer cell with stem cell properties
US8741637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2333/4703
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of encapsulates of cancer cells, in agarose coated, agarose containing beads, for isolating chemotherapeutic resistant cells which have at least one stem cell property, such as expression of OCT4. The cells thus isolated are also a feature of the invention, as is a method for screening for potential therapeutic agents.
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