Immunotherapy discovery on tumor organoid-on-a-chip platforms that recapitulate the tumor microenvironment

J Zhang, H Tavakoli, L Ma, X Li, L Han, XJ Li - Advanced drug delivery …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer immunotherapy has achieved remarkable success over the past decade by
modulating patients' own immune systems and unleashing pre-existing immunity. However …

[HTML][HTML] The functional role of extracellular matrix proteins in cancer

NV Popova, M Jücker - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Extracellular matrix is a three-dimensional network of macromolecules that
provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells. Extracellular matrix plays a …

[HTML][HTML] Replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal experiments in anticancer drug development: The contribution of 3D in vitro cancer models in the drug …

EM Tosca, D Ronchi, D Facciolo, P Magni - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last decades three-dimensional (3D) in vitro cancer models have been proposed as a
bridge between bidimensional (2D) cell cultures and in vivo animal models, the gold …

Circulating tumor cells in cancer diagnostics and prognostics by single-molecule and single-cell characterization

T Chowdhury, B Cressiot, C Parisi, G Smolyakov… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) represent an interesting source of biomarkers for diagnosis,
prognosis, and the prediction of cancer recurrence, yet while they are extensively studied in …

[HTML][HTML] The variety of 3D breast cancer models for the study of tumor physiology and drug screening

E Fröhlich - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and responsible for multiple deaths
worldwide. 3D cancer models enable a better representation of tumor physiology than the …

[HTML][HTML] The multi-dimensional biomarker landscape in cancer immunotherapy

JY Lee, B Kannan, BY Lim, Z Li, AH Lim… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The field of immuno-oncology is now at the forefront of cancer care and is rapidly evolving.
The immune checkpoint blockade has been demonstrated to restore antitumor responses in …

[HTML][HTML] An optimized workflow for the analysis of metabolic fluxes in cancer spheroids using Seahorse technology

G Campioni, V Pasquale, S Busti, G Ducci, E Sacco… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional cancer models, such as spheroids, are increasingly being used to study
cancer metabolism because they can better recapitulate the molecular and physiological …

Molecular insights of metastasis and cancer progression derived using 3D cancer spheroid co-culture in vitro platform

U Modi, P Makwana, R Vasita - Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2021 - Elsevier
The multistep metastasis process is carried out by the combinatorial effect of the stromal
cells and the cancerous cells and plays vital role in the cancer progression. The …

[HTML][HTML] Atlas of lobular breast cancer models: challenges and strategic directions

G Sflomos, K Schipper, T Koorman, A Fitzpatrick… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Invasive lobular breast cancer (ILC) is the second most common
histological subtype of invasive breast cancer, which is noted to have a unique microscopic …

Osteosarcoma tumor microenvironment: the key for the successful development of biologically relevant 3D in vitro models

J Rodrigues, B Sarmento, CL Pereira - In vitro models, 2022 - Springer
Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary bone cancer in children and young adults.
This type of cancer is characterized by a high mortality rate, especially for patients with …