In vitro three dimensional culture of hepatocellular carcinoma to measure prognosis and responsiveness to chemotherapeutic agents

Abstract

Contributions: (I) Conception and design: VC McAlister, P Costello; (II) Administrative support: B Shrum, M Donnelly; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: VC McAlister, C Howlett; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: B Shrum, M Donnelly, W McDonald; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: VC McAlister, B Shrum, P Costello, C Howlett; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. Background: Understanding the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) informs plans for care.