Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2019, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (7): 1136-1141.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.1577

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Application and prospect of organoid technique in cancer research 

Gao Jianjun, Qin Wei, Wang Hao, Zhong Xiangyu   

  1.  (Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China)
  • Received:2018-10-24 Online:2019-03-08 Published:2019-03-08
  • Contact: Zhong Xiangyu, Chief physician, Professor, Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Gao Jianjun, Master candidate, Department of Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, Heilongjiang Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: As a new kind of model in vitro, the organoid allows the in vitro long-term culture of patient-derived cancer cells that faithfully recapitulate the in vivo phenotype. This technology facilitates antineoplastic drug screening and personalized therapies.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the development of organoid technology briefly and review the applications in cancer research.
METHODS: Using the keywords of “organoid, three-dimensional culture, cancer research, stem cell” in English and Chinese, respectively, the first author retrieved relevant articles published from May 2013 to May 2018 in PubMed and CNKI databases. The literature types included clinical research, basic research and review articles. After removal of the articles that were not related to the purpose of the study or repetitive, 47 articles were finally analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Patient-derived organoids provide a reliable model for cancer research and treatment, and in particular, open up a new perspective for personalized cancer treatment. Patient-derived organoids are three-dimensional tissue cell clusters derived from tissues or tumor specific stem cells, which can recapitulate characteristics of tumors and heterogeneity of tumor cells in vivo. In cancer research, optimizing various culture conditions has resulted in the development of numerous patient-derived tumor organoids, including colon, prostate, gastric, breast, and pancreatic cancers, in addition to endometrial/ovary carcinomas, uterine carcinosarcoma, urothelial carcinoma, and renal carcinoma. However, there are obvious limitations in organoids culture, one of which is the lack of nerve, blood vessels and immune cells in this model. This cannot show all features of organs, and partially simulate the process of disease.

中国组织工程研究杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程

Key words: Neoplasms, Organoids, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering

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