Definition: Methods of investigating the effectiveness of anticancer cytotoxic drugs and biologic inhibitors. These include in vitro cell-kill models and cytostatic dye exclusion tests as well as in vivo measurement of tumor growth parameters in laboratory animals.
IM when general; NIM when with specific antineoplastic agent (IM)
ExamplesTumor Stem Cell Assay
Other names Dye Exclusion Assays, Antitumor; Drug Screening Tests, Tumor-Specific; Cancer Drug Tests; Antitumor Drug Screens; Anticancer Drug Sensitivity Tests; Tumor Specific Drug Screening Tests; Tests, Cancer Drug; Test, Cancer Drug; Screens, Antitumor Drug; Screens, Anti-Cancer Drug; Screen, Antitumor Drug; Screen, Anti-Cancer Drug; Drug Tests, Cancer; Drug Test, Cancer; Drug Screens, Antitumor; Drug Screens, Anti-Cancer; Drug Screening Tests, Tumor Specific; Drug Screen, Antitumor; Drug Screen, Anti-Cancer; Cancer Drug Test