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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

Scaffold-free 3D-Cell Co-Culture Model System for the Study of Metastatic Cancer Cell Behavior in the Brain TME.

Pratistha Sarkar, Shreya Ahuja, Iulia M Lazar

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pratistha SarkarDepartment of Biological Sciences, 1981 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Shreya AhujaDepartment of Biological Sciences, 1981 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
Iulia M LazarDepartment of Biological Sciences, 1981 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.

Funding

Microfluidic Chip for the Analysis of Cell-Surface ProteinsR01GM121920 · NIGMS · VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV · PI LAZAR, MARIA IULIANA · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121920
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a complex disease involving dynamic interactions between cancer, stromal, and infiltrating immune cells, as well as between these cells and the extracellular matrix components of the tumor microenvironment. Brain metastases arise primarily from solid tumors and often result in fatal outcomes. An in-depth understanding of the complex intercellular interactions that evolve in the brain microenvironment is essential to enabling early cancer diagnostics and improving patient outcomes. The protected tumor microenvironment of the brain hinders, however, direct access, impeding the execution of mechanistic studies and limiting the ability to derive meaningful insights. Several

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PMID41279931
PMCPMC12637457

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