Three-dimensional culture systems in cancer research: Focus on tumor spheroid model

S Nath, GR Devi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer cells propagated in three-dimensional (3D) culture systems exhibit physiologically
relevant cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions, gene expression and signaling pathway …

Opportunities and challenges for use of tumor spheroids as models to test drug delivery and efficacy

G Mehta, AY Hsiao, M Ingram, GD Luker… - Journal of controlled …, 2012 - Elsevier
Multicellular spheroids are three dimensional in vitro microscale tissue analogs. The current
article examines the suitability of spheroids as an in vitro platform for testing drug delivery …

Three-dimensional printing of Hela cells for cervical tumor model in vitro

Y Zhao, R Yao, L Ouyang, H Ding, T Zhang… - …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Advances in three-dimensional (3D) printing have enabled the direct assembly of cells and
extracellular matrix materials to form in vitro cellular models for 3D biology, the study of …

Three-dimensional in vitro tumor models for cancer research and drug evaluation

X Xu, MC Farach-Carson, X Jia - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Cancer occurs when cells acquire genomic instability and inflammation, produce abnormal
levels of epigenetic factors/proteins and tumor suppressors, reprogram the energy …

Spheroids-on-a-chip: Recent advances and design considerations in microfluidic platforms for spheroid formation and culture

K Moshksayan, N Kashaninejad, ME Warkiani… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2018 - Elsevier
A cell spheroid is a three-dimensional (3D) aggregation of cells. Synthetic, in-vitro spheroids
provide similar metabolism, proliferation, and species concentration gradients to those found …

Multicellular tumor spheroids: an underestimated tool is catching up again

F Hirschhaeuser, H Menne, C Dittfeld, J West… - Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
The present article highlights the rationale, potential and flexibility of tumor spheroid mono-
and cocultures for implementation into state of the art anti-cancer therapy test platforms …

Spheroid-based drug screen: considerations and practical approach

J Friedrich, C Seidel, R Ebner, LA Kunz-Schughart - Nature protocols, 2009 - nature.com
Although used in academic research for several decades, 3D culture models have long
been regarded expensive, cumbersome and unnecessary in drug development processes …

Bioengineered 3D platform to explore cell–ECM interactions and drug resistance of epithelial ovarian cancer cells

D Loessner, KS Stok, MP Lutolf, DW Hutmacher… - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
The behaviour of cells cultured within three-dimensional (3D) structures rather than onto two-
dimensional (2D) culture plastic more closely reflects their in vivo responses. Consequently …

The biology and mathematical modelling of glioma invasion: a review

JCL Alfonso, K Talkenberger… - Journal of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Adult gliomas are aggressive brain tumours associated with low patient survival rates and
limited life expectancy. The most important hallmark of this type of tumour is its invasive …

Multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTS) as a 3D in vitro evaluation tool of nanoparticles

H Lu, MH Stenzel - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Multicellular tumor spheroid models (MCTS) are often coined as 3D in vitro models that can
mimic the microenvironment of tissues. MCTS have gained increasing interest in the nano …