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ReviewTranslational lung cancer research2025

Lung cancer organoids: a new strategy for precision medicine research.

Yuan Meng, Xinyi Shu, Jie Yang, Yangyueying Liang, Meiying Zhu, Xuerui Wang, Yue Li, Fanming Kong

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Review in Translational lung cancer research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuan Meng *Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4634-1035
Xinyi Shu *Department of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Jie YangDepartment of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yangyueying LiangDepartment of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Meiying ZhuDepartment of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Xuerui WangDepartment of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Yue LiTianjin Heping District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Fanming KongDepartment of Oncology, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article discusses new strategies for lung cancer organoids (LCOs) in precision medicine research. Precision medicine aims to identify and develop highly selective drugs targeted at specific disease markers for precise treatment. Given the genetic diversity among lung cancer cells, it is evident that different tumor cells may respond differently to various treatment regimens. LCOs can not only faithfully reproduce the pathological and genomic characteristics of samples, maintaining most variations, including driver gene mutations, but also preserve the cytological features of malignant tumor cells, showing a highly correlated in vitro drug screening response with the mutation spectrum in primary tumors. At this stage, several large-scale LCO biobanks have been established, providing ample sample resources for researchers. Based on this, the development of emerging technologies is expected to overcome limitations in the success rate, accuracy, and stability of the organoid culture process, significantly enhancing the level of precision medicine for lung cancer. This article mainly introduces the applications of LCO models in basic research, including the identification of drug targets, prediction of treatment efficacy, and overcoming drug resistance, assisting in the formulation of personalized treatment plans to improve treatment outcomes. Additionally, the article emphasizes the potential of cancer organoid co-culture models in the field of immunotherapy and their key role in advancing the evolution of precision medicine treatment strategies.

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Drug resistancedrug screeninglung cancer organoids (LCOs)precision medicine

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PMID40114941
PMCPMC11921219

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