METHOD FOR CULTURING A SUBPOPULATION OF CIRCULATING EPITHELIAL TUMOUR CELLS FROM A BODY FLUID

摘要

The invention relates to a method for culturing a subpopulation of circulating epithelial tumour cells from a body fluid of a human or animal suffering from an epithelial tumour, wherein cells contained in the body fluid each containing at least one cell nucleus are separated from the body fluid and cultured over at least 24 hours in suspension, with formation of spheroids.