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ArticleCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2025

OrganoIDNet: a deep learning tool for identification of therapeutic effects in PDAC organoid-PBMC co-cultures from time-resolved imaging data.

Nathalia Ferreira, Ajinkya Kulkarni, David Agorku, Teona Midelashvili, Olaf Hardt, Tobias J Legler, Philipp Ströbel, Lena-Christin Conradi, Frauke Alves, Fernanda Ramos-Gomes and 1 more

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Article in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors.

Nathalia Ferreira *Translational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Ajinkya Kulkarni *Translational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
David AgorkuMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Teona MidelashviliDepartment of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Olaf HardtMiltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany.
Tobias J LeglerDepartment of Transfusion Medicine, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Philipp StröbelInstitute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Lena-Christin ConradiDepartment of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
Frauke AlvesTranslational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
Fernanda Ramos-Gomes *Translational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany.
M Andrea Markus *Translational Molecular Imaging, Max-Planck-Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Göttingen, Germany. markus@mpinat.mpg.de.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a challenging disease due to its complex biology and aggressive behavior with an urgent need for efficient therapeutic strategies. To assess therapy response, pre-clinical PDAC organoid-based models in combination with accurate real-time monitoring are required.

methodsWe established stable live-imaging organoid/peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) co-cultures and introduced OrganoIDNet, a deep-learning-based algorithm, capable of analyzing bright-field images of murine and human patient-derived PDAC organoids acquired with live-cell imaging. We investigated the response to the chemotherapy gemcitabine in PDAC organoids and the PD-L1 inhibitor Atezolizumab, cultured with or without HLA-matched PBMCs over time. Results obtained with OrganoIDNet were validated with the endpoint proliferation assay CellTiter-Glo.

resultsLive cell imaging in combination with OrganoIDNet accurately detected size-specific drug responses of organoids to gemcitabine over time, showing that large organoids were more prone to cytotoxic effects. This approach also allowed distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy status and measuring eccentricity as organoids' reaction to therapy. Furthermore, imaging of a new organoids/PBMCs sandwich-based co-culture enabled longitudinal analysis of organoid responses to Atezolizumab, showing an increased potency of PBMCs tumor-killing in an organoid-individual manner when Atezolizumab was added.

conclusionOptimized PDAC organoid imaging analyzed by OrganoIDNet represents a platform capable of accurately detecting organoid responses to standard PDAC chemotherapy over time. Moreover, organoid/immune cell co-cultures allow monitoring of organoid responses to immunotherapy, offering dynamic insights into treatment behavior within a co-culture setting with PBMCs. This setup holds promise for real-time assessment of immunotherapeutic effects in individual patient-derived PDAC organoids.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalDeep LearningLeukocytes, MononuclearPancreatic NeoplasmsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCaproatesCell SurvivalCoculture TechniquesHumansKineticsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLTime FactorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsatezolizumabCaproatesgemcabeneArtificial intelligenceCo-culturesGemcitabineImmunotherapyOrganoidsPDAC

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PMID38805131
PMCPMC11850476

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