3D Sponge-Matrix Histoculture

Dedication...Preface...Table of Contents...Epilogue...Afterword...1. In Memorium: Joseph Leighton, 1921-1999 - Father of 3-Dimensional Tissue CultureRobert M. Hoffman2. 3D Sponge-Matrix Histoculture: An OverviewRobert M. Hoffman3. In Vivo-Like Growth Patterns of Multiple Types of Tumors in Gelfoam (R) HistocultureRobert M. Hoffman and Aaron E. Freemnan4. Expression and Targeting of Tumor Markers in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture: Potential Individualized Assays for Immuno-OncologyRobert M. Hoffman and Fiorella Guadagni5. Development of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay (HDRA)Robert M. Hoffman and Robert A. Vescio6. Diagnosis and Pathological Analysis of Patient Cancers by Detection of Proliferating Cells in Gelfoam (R) HistocultureRobert M. Hoffman7. Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay in Gastrointestinal CancerRobert M. Hoffman8. Prospective Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Ovarian CancerRobert M. Hoffman, Phill-Seung Jung, Moon-Bo Kim, and Joo-Hyun Nam9. Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Head and Neck CancerRobert M. Hoffman10. Clinical Usefuleness of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Breast CancerRobert M. Hoffman and Hirokazu Tanino11. Clinical Usefuleness of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH)Robert M. Hoffman12. In Vivo-Like Cell Cycle Phase Distribution of Cancer Cells in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture Observed in Real-Time by FUCCI ImagingRobert M. Hoffman and Shuya Yano13. Methionine Dependency Determination of Human Patient Tumors in Gelfoam (R) HistocultureRobert M. Hoffman14. Hair-Shaft Growth in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture on Skin and Isolated Hair FolliclesRobert M. Hoffman and Lingna Li15. Histoculture of Hair-Follicle-Associated Pluripotent (HAP) Stem Cells in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture for Use in Spinal Cord RepairFang Liu and Robert M. Hoffman16. Nerve Growth and Interaction in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture: A Nervous System OrganoidRobert M. Hoffman, Sumiyuki Mii, Jennifer Duong, and Yasuyuki Amoh17. Histoculture and Infection with HIV of Functional Human Lymphoid Tissue on Gelfoam (R)Andrea Introini, Wendy Fitzgerald, Christophe Vanpouille, and Leonid Margolis18. Imaging DNA Repair after UV Irradiation Damage of Cancer Cells in Gelfoam (R) HistocultureShinji Miwa and Robert M. Hoffman19. Comparison of "Dimensionality" of Cancer Cell Culture in Gelfoam (R) Histoculture and MatrigelYaunori Tome, Fuminari Uehara, Fuminori Kanaya, and Robert M. Hoffman20. Imaging the Governing Step of Metastasis in Gelfoam (R) HistocultureRobert M. Hoffman and Takashi Chishima