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ReviewMolecular cancer2025

The application of organoids in treatment decision-making for digestive system cancers: progress and challenges.

Yufei Wang, Limin Zhang, Louis Zizhao Wang, Yang Cao, Lulu Huang, Gautam Sethi, Xiaoguang Chen, Lingzhi Wang, Boon-Cher Goh

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yufei Wang *School of Basic Medicine, Health Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, China.
Limin Zhang *Jingzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jingzhou, 434000, China.
Louis Zizhao Wang *Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, 529889, Singapore.
Yang CaoCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
Lulu HuangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore.
Gautam SethiDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117600, Singapore.
Xiaoguang ChenSchool of Basic Medicine, Health Science Center, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434023, China. chen_xg@yangtzeu.edu.cn.
Lingzhi WangCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore. csiwl@nus.edu.sg.
Boon-Cher GohCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore. phcgbc@nus.edu.sg.

Funding

Cancer Programme under Translational Research Programmes (TRPs), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS NUHSRO/2020/122/MSC/07/CancerN2CR PCM Seed Grant (L Wang/BC Goh). A-8002397-00-00Singapore Ministry of Health's National Medical Research Council NMRC/STaR/MOH-00070900; CIRG/MOH-00006400
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digestive system cancers-including gastric, liver, colorectal, esophageal, and pancreatic malignancies-remain leading causes of cancer death, with treatment resistance posing major challenges in advanced disease. Patient-derived cancer organoids (PDCOs), 3D mini-tumors grown from patient biopsies, have revolutionized personalized oncology by faithfully replicating tumor biology and enabling predictive drug testing for chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. While demonstrating good predictive accuracy, current limitations include incomplete tumor microenvironments, variable establishment rates, and lengthy processing times. Emerging technologies like AI, organ-on-chip systems, and 3D bioprinting are addressing these challenges, while clinical trials explore applications in neoadjuvant therapy and real-time treatment guidance. This Review highlights key advances in PDCO technology and its transformative potential for treatment decision-making in digestive system cancers, bridging laboratory research with clinical care to enable truly personalized therapeutic strategies tailored to individual tumor biology.

Indexed as

Clinical Decision-MakingDigestive System NeoplasmsOrganoidsHumansPrecision MedicineTumor MicroenvironmentDigestive system cancersDrug screeningOrganoidsPersonalized medicinePrecision oncologyTumor microenvironment

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PMID40855314
PMCPMC12376631

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