ArticleCancers2021
Novel 3D µtissues Mimicking the Fibrotic Stroma in Pancreatic Cancer to Study Cellular Interactions and Stroma-Modulating Therapeutics.
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- Progress of siRNA Nanomedicines in Modulating the Microenvironment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026Review
- Bioengineering 3D Pancreatic Cancer Models with Fibrotic Stroma for In Vitro Cancer Modeling.Micromachines · 2025Review
- Biomimetic Tumour Model Systems for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma in Relation to Photodynamic Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Fibrosis-Encapsulated Tumoroid, A Solid Cancer Assembloid Model for Cancer Research and Drug Screening.Advanced healthcare materials · 2024Article
- Impact of stroma remodeling on forces experienced by cancer cells and stromal cells within a pancreatic tumor tissue.Biomedical engineering online · 2024Article
- Modeling Physical Forces Experienced by Cancer and Stromal Cells Within Different Organ-Specific Tumor Tissue.IEEE journal of translational engineering in health and medicine · 2024Article
- Architectural organization and molecular profiling of 3D cancer heterospheroids and their application in drug testing.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Decellularization of xenografted tumors provides cell-specificFrontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive tumor type with low patient survival due to the low efficacy of current treatment options. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) create a dense fibrotic environment around the tumor cells, preventing therapies from reaching their target. Novel 3D in vitro models are needed that mimic this fibrotic barrier for the development of therapies in a biologically relevant environment. Here, novel PDAC microtissues (µtissues) consisting of pancreatic cancer cell core surrounded by a CAF-laden collagen gel are presented, that is based on the cells own contractility to form a hard-to-penetrate barrier. The contraction of CAFs is demonstrated facilitating the embedding of tumor cells in the center of the µtissue as observed in patients. The µtissues displayed a PDAC-relevant gene expression by comparing their gene profile with transcriptomic patient data. Furthermore, the CAF-dependent proliferation of cancer cells is presented, as well as the suitability of the µtissues to serve as a platform for the screening of CAF-modulating therapies in combination with other (nano)therapies. It is envisioned that these PDAC µtissues can serve as a high-throughput platform for studying cellular interactions in PDAC and for evaluating different treatment strategies in the future.
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