3D cell culture models as recapitulators of the tumor microenvironment for the screening of anti-cancer drugs

MAG Barbosa, CPR Xavier, RF Pereira, V Petrikaitė… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models have been proposed as
alternatives for initial drug screening to increase drug development efficiency. In addition to …

Generation and analysis of 3D cell culture models for drug discovery

L Belfiore, B Aghaei, AMK Law, JC Dobrowolski… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Successful preclinical drug testing relies in part on data generated using in vitro cell culture
models that recapitulate the structure and function of tumours and other tissues in vivo. The …

Drug screening in 3D in vitro tumor models: overcoming current pitfalls of efficacy read‐outs

VE Santo, SP Rebelo, MF Estrada… - Biotechnology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is cumulating evidence that in vitro 3D tumor models with increased physiological
relevance can improve the predictive value of pre‐clinical research and ultimately contribute …

Three‐dimensional cell culture models for anticancer drug screening: Worth the effort?

ET Verjans, J Doijen, W Luyten… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
High attrition of new oncology drug candidates in clinical trials is partially caused by the poor
predictive capacity of artificial monolayer cell culture assays early in drug discovery …

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

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 …

Could 3D models of cancer enhance drug screening?

V Brancato, JM Oliveira, VM Correlo, RL Reis… - Biomaterials, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a multifaceted pathology, where cellular and acellular players interact to drive
cancer progression and, in the worst-case, metastasis. The current methods to investigate …

Pre-clinical in vitro models used in cancer research: results of a worldwide survey

S Martinez-Pacheco, L O'Driscoll - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer cell lines, grown on plastic dishes ie, two-dimensional (2D), are
routinely used in cancer research, eg, when evaluating the effectiveness of potential anti …

Advancements in 3D cell culture systems for personalizing anti-cancer therapies

AMK Law, L Rodriguez de la Fuente, TJ Grundy… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over 90% of potential anti-cancer drug candidates results in translational failures in clinical
trials. The main reason for this failure can be attributed to the non-accurate pre-clinical …

Three‑dimensional cell culture: A powerful tool in tumor research and drug discovery

D Lv, Z Hu, L Lu, H Lu, X Xu - Oncology letters, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
In previous years, three‑dimensional (3D) cell culture technology has become a focus of
research in tumor cell biology, using a variety of methods and materials to mimic the in vivo …

Role of three-dimensional cell culture in therapeutics and diagnostics: an updated review

TS Biju, VV Priya, AP Francis - Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2023 - Springer
Drug development and testing are a tedious and expensive process with a high degree of
uncertainty in the clinical success and preclinical validation of manufactured therapeutic …