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ReviewCancers2026

Advances in Modeling Multiple Myeloma Within the Bone Marrow Tumor Microenvironment for Exploration of Current and Emerging Therapies.

Charlotte E J Toomes, Oliver G Best, Timothy Hollenberg, Rose Turner, Claudine S Bonder, Barbara J McClure

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Review in Cancers, 2026. 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

6 authors.

Charlotte E J ToomesFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7458-836X
Oliver G BestFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2685-3880
Timothy HollenbergFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
Rose TurnerFlinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia.
Claudine S BonderCentre for Cancer Biology, College of Health, Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9875-967X
Barbara J McClureCentre for Cancer Biology, College of Health, Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5201-4127

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council GNT2013460
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy characterized by the clonal proliferation and survival of neoplastic plasma cells (PCs) within the bone marrow (BM), where disease progression is critically supported by interactions with the BM tumor microenvironment (TME). Despite significant advances in therapeutic strategies, MM remains incurable, underscoring the need for improved preclinical models to better understand the disease biology and therapeutic response. This review summarizes current and emerging MM treatment approaches and critically examines the development of models designed to more accurately recapitulate interactions between MM-PCs and the surrounding BM niche. We describe established and emerging modeling platforms, with emphasis on advanced three-dimensional (3D) culture systems and highlight their unique contributions to the preclinical assessment of both existing and novel therapies. The advantages of 3D models, including in vitro and in silico systems, over traditional two-dimensional (2D) models are discussed, alongside a comparative evaluation of scaffold-free and scaffold-based approaches. In addition, the benefits and recent advances in the customization of BM niche simulation using microfluidic technologies and organ-on-a-chip platforms are reviewed. The application of 3D models in MM research is increasingly enabling the study of disease pathogenesis, progression, drug resistance and precision-medicine approaches (informed by biomarker discovery). Although standardized preclinical approaches for evaluating MM therapeutics are currently lacking, the growing imperative to reduce reliance on preclinical animal models highlights the importance of alternate systems. Consequently, the development and adoption of physiologically relevant models that accurately recapitulate MM-PC interactions with the BM TME will be critical for advancing future therapeutic strategies in MM.

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2D models3D modelsbone marrow tumor microenvironmentmultiple myelomaorgan-on-a-chip

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PMID42449596
PMCPMC13360429

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