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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2026

A multi-center study on the consistency of drug sensitivity testing in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Katarina Willoch-Allen, Zhi Zhao, Pilar Ayuda-Durán, Flora Mikaeloff, Nona Struyf, Albin Österroos, Sören Lehmann, Olli Kallioniemi, Jani Saarela, Jeffrey W Tyner and 3 more

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Katarina Willoch-AllenInstitute for Cancer Research, Department of Cancer Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Zhi ZhaoOslo Centre for Biostatistics and Epidemiology (OCBE), Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Pilar Ayuda-DuránDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Flora MikaeloffScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nona StruyfScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Albin ÖsterroosDepartment of Medical Sciences, Hematology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
Sören LehmannDepartment of Medicine Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Unit for Hematology, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Olli KallioniemiScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jani SaarelaInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Jeffrey W TynerDepartment of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Tom ErkersScience for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab) and Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Jorrit M EnserinkDepartment of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Tero AittokallioInstitute for Cancer Research, Department of Cancer Genetics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. t.a.aittokallio@medisin.uio.no.

Funding

Understanding the origins of rapid recurrence of pancreatic cancer after resectionP30CA069533 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni · 1997 to 2026
$60.5M
Tumor Intrinsic and Microenvironmental Mechanisms Driving Drug Combination Efficacy and Resistance in AMLU54CA224019 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Tothu Q Vu · 2017 to 2026
$13.9M
Mechanisms of venetoclax combination activity in acute myeloid leukemiaR01CA262758 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Stephen E Kurtz, Jeffrey Wallace Tyner · 2021 to 2026
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262758NCI NIH HHS U54 CA224019
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical implementation of patient cell-based drug testing is hampered by inconsistencies and irreproducible results. Using linear mixed models and drug response data from four cohorts of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (n = 993 samples), we identified sources of variability in ex vivo drug sensitivity testing across the studies. We identified several experimental factors, including the time until sample was tested, the type of culture media and viability assay, which led to systematic differences in drug sensitivity profiles. We further investigated the effects of sample types (fresh or frozen) and disease status (diagnosis, relapse, or refractory), and observed that peripheral blood samples resulted in higher drug sensitivity levels, compared to those derived from bone marrow. Technical factors, such as the type of plate reader and centrifugation procedure, further contributed to the response variability depending on the chosen drug response metric. These factors need to be standardized for improved consistency in functional precision medicine studies.

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PMCPMC13408654

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