Inhibition of cancer cell proliferation in drug discovery research has not translated well from traditional two dimensional (2D) in vitro assays to in vivo studies. Most anti-cancer drug compound studies are performed in a tissue culture treated, 2D-assay format for the purpose of studying proliferation, viability, and apoptosis. Increasingly, scientific evidence is showing that growing cancer cells in the form of three-dimensional (3D) spheroids is more predictive of in vivo study outcomes than 2D cell culture formats.
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3D tumor spheroid analysis method for HTS drug discovery using Celigo imaging cytometer