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ArticleCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2022

Heterogeneity, inherent and acquired drug resistance in patient-derived organoid models of primary liver cancer.

Linfeng Xian, Pei Zhao, Xi Chen, Zhimin Wei, Hongxiang Ji, Jun Zhao, Wenbin Liu, Zishuai Li, Donghong Liu, Xue Han and 10 more

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Article in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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42 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Linfeng Xian *Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Pei Zhao *Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, 530022, China.
Xi Chen *Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Zhimin Wei *Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Hongxiang Ji *Department of Liver Cancer Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Jun Zhao *Department of Liver Cancer Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Wenbin Liu *Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Zishuai LiDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Donghong LiuDepartment of Liver Cancer Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xue HanDepartment of Chronic Diseases, Center of Disease Control and Prevention of Yangpu District, Shanghai, 200090, China.
Youwen QianDepartment of Pathology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Hui DongDepartment of Pathology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xiong ZhouDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Junyan FanDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xiaoqiong ZhuDepartment of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
Jianhua YinDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xiaojie TanDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Dongming JiangShanghai East Hospital, Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias, Ministry of Education, Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Hongping YuGuangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, 530022, China.
Guangwen CaoDepartment of Epidemiology, Faculty of Navy Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China. gcao@smmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8094-1278
Second Military Medical University · CNGuangxi Medical University · CNTongji University · CNAnhui Medical University · CNShanghai Municipal Center For Disease Control Prevention · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe aimed to elucidate the applicability of tumor organoids for inherent drug resistance of primary liver cancer (PLC) and mechanisms of acquired drug resistance.

methodsPLC tissues were used to establish organoids, organoid-derived xenograft (ODX) and patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. Acquired drug resistance was induced in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) organoids. Gene expression profiling was performed by RNA-sequencing.

resultsFifty-two organoids were established from 153 PLC patients. Compared with establishing PDX models, establishing organoids of HCC showed a trend toward a higher success rate (29.0% vs. 23.7%) and took less time (13.0 ± 4.7 vs. 25.1 ± 5.4 days, p = 2.28 × 10

conclusionsHCC organoids perform better than PDX for drug screening. Acquired sorafenib resistance in organoids promotes HCC aggressiveness via facilitating stemness, retro-differentiation and EMT. Phosphorylated S6 kinase may be predictive for drug resistance in HCC.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver Neoplasmsalpha-FetoproteinsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDrug ResistanceDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansOrganoidsPhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesSorafenibTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesalpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic AgentslenvatinibPhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesRibosomal Protein S6 KinasesSorafenibTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesCancer stem cellEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionOrganoidsPrimary liver cancerSorafenib resistance

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PMID36036881
PMCPMC12978112
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