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. 2018 May;8(5):524.
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2018-029. Epub 2018 Mar 13.

Organoids May Point to Best Therapy

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Organoids May Point to Best Therapy

No authors listed. Cancer Discov. 2018 May.

Abstract

In a recent study, organoids derived from the metastatic tumors of patients with gastrointestinal cancers had a similar response to treatment as the original tumors. Eventually, organoids could become a useful tool for identifying the most effective therapy for each patient.

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  • Patient-derived organoids model treatment response of metastatic gastrointestinal cancers.
    Vlachogiannis G, Hedayat S, Vatsiou A, Jamin Y, Fernández-Mateos J, Khan K, Lampis A, Eason K, Huntingford I, Burke R, Rata M, Koh DM, Tunariu N, Collins D, Hulkki-Wilson S, Ragulan C, Spiteri I, Moorcraft SY, Chau I, Rao S, Watkins D, Fotiadis N, Bali M, Darvish-Damavandi M, Lote H, Eltahir Z, Smyth EC, Begum R, Clarke PA, Hahne JC, Dowsett M, de Bono J, Workman P, Sadanandam A, Fassan M, Sansom OJ, Eccles S, Starling N, Braconi C, Sottoriva A, Robinson SP, Cunningham D, Valeri N. Vlachogiannis G, et al. Science. 2018 Feb 23;359(6378):920-926. doi: 10.1126/science.aao2774. Science. 2018. PMID: 29472484 Free PMC article.

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