Assays that distinguish between cell cycle arrest and apoptosis should help to determine the response of tumor cells to chemotherapy in the clinic (pages 1034–1036).
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Lamb, J., Friend, S. Which guesstimate is the best guesstimate? Predicting chemotherapeutic outcomes. Nat Med 3, 962–963 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0997-962
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