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It is a common clinical observation that tumours of similar histology do not always respond identically to the same cytotoxic drugs. Although factors such as drug delivery and host-tumour interactions must play a role in this, other factors, in particular intrinsic drug sensitivity must also be important.
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Darling, J.L., Thomas, D.G.T. (1987). Assay of Anticancer Drugs in Tissue Culture: The Effect of Cell Kinetics and the Mode of Action of Drugs on the Chemosensitivity of Cultures Derived from Malignant Brain Tumours. In: Chatel, M., Darcel, F., Pecker, J. (eds) Brain Oncology Biology, diagnosis and therapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3347-7_66
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