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ArticleNeuro-oncology2022

Establishment of patient-derived organoid models of lower-grade glioma.

Kalil G Abdullah, Cylaina E Bird, Joseph D Buehler, Lauren C Gattie, Milan R Savani, Alex C Sternisha, Yi Xiao, Michael M Levitt, William H Hicks, Wenhao Li and 9 more

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Article in Neuro-oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.

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72citing papers in PubMed
7.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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72 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Kalil G AbdullahDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5662-0829
Cylaina E BirdDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Joseph D BuehlerDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Lauren C GattieDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Milan R SavaniChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Alex C SternishaChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Yi XiaoChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Michael M LevittChildren's Medical Center Research Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
William H HicksDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Wenhao LiO'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Denise M O RamirezO'Donnell Brain Institute, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Toral PatelDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Tomas Garzon-MuvdiDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Samuel BarnettDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Gao ZhangDuke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,USA.
David M AshleyDuke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina,USA.
Kimmo J HatanpaaDepartment of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Timothy E RichardsonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas,USA.
Samuel K McBrayerSimmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas,USA.
Neurological Surgery · USChildren's Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USDuke University · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

Women's Cancer Research ProgramP30CA014236 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DONNA NIEDZWIECKI · 1985 to 2026
$174.8M
South Texas Alzheimer's Disease Research CenterP30AG066546 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER · PI Jose E Cavazos · 2021 to 2026
$24.0M
Exploiting Pyrimidine Nucleotide Synthesis Dependence for IDH Mutant Glioma TherapyR01CA258586 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI ABDULLAH, KALIL G, MCBRAYER, SAMUEL KENT · 2021 to 2025
$1.8M
Novel Approaches to Modeling and Treating IDH1 Mutant GliomaK22CA237752 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI MCBRAYER, SAMUEL KENT · 2019 to 2021
$494k
NCI NIH HHS K22 CA237752NCI NIH HHS L30 CA264704NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014236NCI NIH HHS R01 CA258586NIA NIH HHS P30 AG066546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHistorically, creating patient-derived models of lower-grade glioma (LGG) has been challenging, contributing to few experimental platforms that support laboratory-based investigations of this disease. Although organoid modeling approaches have recently been employed to create in vitro models of high-grade glioma (HGG), it is unknown whether this approach can be successfully applied to LGG.

methodsIn this study, we developed an optimized protocol for the establishment of organoids from LGG primary tissue samples by utilizing physiologic (5%) oxygenation conditions and employed it to produce the first known suite of these models. To assess their fidelity, we surveyed key biological features of patient-derived organoids using metabolic, genomic, histologic, and lineage marker gene expression assays.

resultsOrganoid models were created with a success rate of 91% (n = 20/22) from primary tumor samples across glioma histological subtypes and tumor grades (WHO Grades 1-4), and a success rate of 87% (13/15) for WHO Grade 1-3 tumors. Patient-derived organoids recapitulated stemness, proliferative, and tumor-stromal composition profiles of their respective parental tumor specimens. Cytoarchitectural, mutational, and metabolic traits of parental tumors were also conserved. Importantly, LGG organoids were maintained in vitro for weeks to months and reanimated after biobanking without loss of integrity.

conclusionsWe report an efficient method for producing faithful in vitro models of LGG. New experimental platforms generated through this approach are well positioned to support preclinical studies of this disease, particularly those related to tumor immunology, tumor-stroma interactions, identification of novel drug targets, and personalized assessments of treatment response profiles.

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Brain NeoplasmsGliomaBiological Specimen BanksHumansOrganoidsglioblastomagliomalower grade gliomaorganoidspreclinical models

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