Subrenal Capsule Assay

Synonyms

Assay, Subrenal Capsule

Assays, Subrenal Capsule

Subrenal Capsule Assays

Subrenal Capsule Xenograft Assay

In vivo method of screening investigative anticancer drugs and biologic response modifiers for individual cancer patients. Fresh tumor tissue is implanted under the kidney capsule of immunocompetent mice or rats; gross and histological assessments follow several days after tumor treatment in situ.