The severe immunodeficiency of NOD.Cg-PrkdcscidIl2rgtm1Wjl (NSG) mice, a widely used strain for generating patient-derived xenografts from primary tumors, impairs drug metabolism and reduces tolerability towards common cytostatic drugs. Consequently, dose finding and tolerance tests are strongly recommended prior to perform large-scale cancer precision medicine approaches.
- Claudia Maletzki
- Stephanie Bock
- Michael Linnebacher