The current modus operandi for cell line use results in poor translatability in clinical trials. To improve this, continually producing a wider cross-section of cell lines, capturing different grades and stages of tumours among different ethnic groups, with an urgent focus on Black people, is key to a targeted approach.
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Badal, S. Ethnically diverse cancer cell lines for drug testing. Nat Rev Cancer 22, 65–66 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-021-00440-3
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