3D Sponge-Matrix Histoculture: Methods and Protocols

Dedication... Preface... Table of Contents... Epilogue... Afterword...
1. In Memorium: Joseph Leighton, 1921-1999 - Father of 3-Dimensional Tissue Culture Robert M. Hoffman
2. 3D Sponge-Matrix Histoculture: An Overview Robert M. Hoffman
3. In Vivo-Like Growth Patterns of Multiple Types of Tumors in Gelfoam® Histoculture Robert M. Hoffman and Aaron E. Freemnan
4. Expression and Targeting of Tumor Markers in Gelfoam® Histoculture: Potential Individualized Assays for Immuno-Oncology Robert M. Hoffman and Fiorella Guadagni
5. Development of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay (HDRA) Robert M. Hoffman and Robert A. Vescio
6. Diagnosis and Pathological Analysis of Patient Cancers by Detection of Proliferating Cells in Gelfoam® Histoculture Robert M. Hoffman
7. Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay in Gastrointestinal Cancer Robert M. Hoffman
8. Prospective Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Ovarian Cancer Robert M. Hoffman, Phill-Seung Jung, Moon-Bo Kim, and Joo-Hyun Nam
9. Clinical Correlation of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Head and Neck Cancer Robert M. Hoffman
10. Clinical Usefuleness of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Breast Cancer Robert M. Hoffman and Hirokazu Tanino
11. Clinical Usefuleness of the Histoculture Drug Response Assay for Prostate Cancer and Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH) Robert M. Hoffman
12. In Vivo-Like Cell Cycle Phase Distribution of Cancer Cells in Gelfoam® Histoculture Observed in Real-Time by FUCCI Imaging Robert M. Hoffman and Shuya Yano
13. Methionine Dependency Determination of Human Patient Tumors in Gelfoam® Histoculture Robert M. Hoffman
14. Hair-Shaft Growth in Gelfoam® Histoculture on Skin and Isolated Hair Follicles Robert M. Hoffman and Lingna Li
15. Histoculture of Hair-Follicle-Associated Pluripotent (HAP) Stem Cells in Gelfoam® Histoculture for Use in Spinal Cord Repair Fang Liu and Robert M. Hoffman
16. Nerve Growth and Interaction in Gelfoam® Histoculture: A Nervous System Organoid Robert M. Hoffman, Sumiyuki Mii, Jennifer Duong, and Yasuyuki Amoh
17. Histoculture and Infection with HIV of Functional Human Lymphoid Tissue on Gelfoam® Andrea Introini, Wendy Fitzgerald, Christophe Vanpouille, and Leonid Margolis
18. Imaging DNA Repair after UV Irradiation Damage of Cancer Cells in Gelfoam® Histoculture Shinji Miwa and Robert M. Hoffman
19. Comparison of "Dimensionality" of Cancer Cell Culture in Gelfoam® Histoculture and Matrigel Yaunori Tome, Fuminari Uehara, Fuminori Kanaya, and Robert M. Hoffman
20. Imaging the Governing Step of Metastasis in Gelfoam® Histoculture Robert M. Hoffman and Takashi Chishima