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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

A Patient-Derived Organoid Biobank of Adamantinomatous Craniopharyngioma as a Platform for Drug Discovery.

Huarong Zhang, Chaohu Wang, Jun Fan, Zexin Chen, Haoying Yu, Yawen Bai, Tingcheng Zhang, Qianchao Zhu, Yiwen Feng, Peirong Niu and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Huarong ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1361-4434
Chaohu WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Jun FanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Zexin ChenGuangdong Research Center of Organoid Engineering and Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510535, China.
Haoying YuDepartment of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Qianhai Taikang Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China.
Yawen BaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Tingcheng ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Qianchao ZhuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Yiwen FengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Peirong NiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Jiaqian ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Liping YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Xueying LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Lei YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Songtao QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.
Yi LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0149-2804

Funding

Funding by Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2023A04J2389Ganzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 2022-RC1346GuangDong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2024A1515030284Huangpu district science and technology bureau, Guangzhou, China 2023-L003Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province B2023116National Natural Science Foundation of China 82204456National Natural Science Foundation of China 82470819Outstanding Youths Development Scheme of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University 2023J008President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University 2022B022President Foundation of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University 2022B024
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Abstract

Adamantinomatous craniopharyngioma (ACP), a benign yet clinically challenging neoplasm situated in sellar-suprasellar region, frequently causes hypothalamic dysfunction. Despite the identification of molecular alterations in ACP, the absence of robust research models has impeded the advancement of targeted therapies. Herein, the development of a large-scale ACP biobank comprising 54 patient-derived organoids (PDOs) is presented, achieves with a notable 90% success rate. Comprehensive characterization using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunofluorescence staining, and whole-exome sequencing (WES) demonstrates that PDOs faithfully recapitulate key histoarchitectural features, molecular marker expression profiles, and somatic mutational landscapes of corresponding parental tumors. Drug sensitivity screening reveals diverse responses of PDOs to the drugs tested, with Ceritinib exhibiting potent and consistent anti-tumor activity across seventeen PDOs evaluated. Further mechanistic investigations utilizing RNA transcriptomic sequencing have elucidated that Ceritinib inhibits PDO growth by downregulating the IGF-1R/PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling axis. Additionally, a retrospective analysis of two Ceritinib-treated clinical cases reveals tumor growth with treatment before any possible therapeutic effects are observed, highlighting the need for caution and careful monitoring in treating ACP patients. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that ACP PDOs effectively preserve the biological characteristics of original tumors, thereby providing a valuable platform for developing precision therapies for ACP patients.

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Biological Specimen BanksCraniopharyngiomaDrug DiscoveryOrganoidsPituitary NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMalePyrimidinesSulfonesceritinibPyrimidinesSulfonesadamantinomatous craniopharyngiomaceritinibdrug screeningIGF‐1R/PI3K/AKT/GSK3β/β‐catenin signaling axisinsulin‐like growth factor 1 receptorpatient‐derived organoids

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PMID41250940
PMCPMC12866856

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