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ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2021

Organoid technology for personalized pancreatic cancer therapy.

Axel Bengtsson, Roland Andersson, Jonas Rahm, Karthik Ganganna, Bodil Andersson, Daniel Ansari

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Organoid technology in cervical cancer research.American journal of cancer research · 2025
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  14. Patient-Derived Organoids as a Model for Cancer Drug Discovery.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Axel BengtssonDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Roland AnderssonDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Jonas RahmDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Karthik GangannaDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Bodil AnderssonDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden.
Daniel AnsariDepartment of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, SE-221 85, Lund, Sweden. daniel.ansari@med.lu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4357-822X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has the lowest survival rate among all major cancers and is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality. The stagnant survival statistics and dismal response rates to current therapeutics highlight the need for more efficient preclinical models. Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) offer new possibilities as powerful preclinical models able to account for interpatient variability. Organoid development can be divided into four different key phases: establishment, propagation, drug screening and response prediction. Establishment entails tailored tissue extraction and growth protocols, propagation requires consistent multiplication and passaging, while drug screening and response prediction will benefit from shorter and more precise assays, and clear decision-making tools.

conclusionsThis review attempts to outline the most important challenges that remain in exploiting organoid platforms for drug discovery and clinical applications. Some of these challenges may be overcome by novel methods that are under investigation, such as 3D bioprinting systems, microfluidic systems, optical metabolic imaging and liquid handling robotics. We also propose an optimized organoid workflow inspired by all technical solutions we have presented.

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Precision MedicineBioprintingDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorHumansMicrofluidicsOrganoidsPancreatic NeoplasmsDrug screeningOrganoidsPancreatic cancerPersonalized medicine

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PMID33492660
PMCPMC7985124

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