CRC
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| Term | CRC |
| Short definition | CRC - A cell type that is grown in the laboratory from samples of normal cells or cancer cells taken from patient tissue. These cells can be kept alive for as long as needed and grown in large numbers. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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CRC - A cell type that is grown in the laboratory from samples of normal cells or cancer cells taken from patient tissue. These cells can be kept alive for as long as needed and grown in large numbers. The cells are treated with substances that cause them to resemble stem cells (cells from which other types of cells develop) and grow rapidly. Under certain conditions, CRCs can be engineered to look and behave like the original tissue or a specific type of tumor from which they originate. They are used to study how cancer and other diseases form and to test new drugs and other types of treatments before they are given to people. Also known as a conditionally reprogrammed cell
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- Medical encyclopedia article on CRC
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