2D monolayer cell cultures are increasingly being seen as an imperfect model for studying the cellular responses to ionizing radiation or chemotherapeutic drugs. This has prompted increased interest of 3D cell culture alternatives as a more physiological predictor of tumor treatment.
In this work, the survival of irradiated cells of three different cell lines using the gold-standard 2D colony formation assay and a 3D microtissue assay was compared. A strong correlation between the 2D survival fraction and the reduced growth of 3D microtissues at the tested doses was shown.
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2D monolayer cell cultures are increasingly being seen as an imperfect model for studying the cellular responses to ionizing radiation or chemotherapeutic drugs. This has prompted increased interest of 3D cell culture alternatives as a more physiological predictor of tumor treatment.
In this work, the survival of irradiated cells of three different cell lines using the gold-standard 2D colony formation assay and a 3D microtissue assay was compared. A strong correlation between the 2D survival f...
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