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Culture of Bladder Cancer Organoids as Precision Medicine Tools
Published on: December 28, 2021
Organoid technology in cancer precision medicine
1State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 320 Yueyang Road, Shanghai, 200031, China.
Abstract:
Organoid technology has been remarkably improved over the last decade. Various organoids have been derived from different types of tissues and recapitulate their organ-specific gene expression signatures, particular tissue spatial structures and functions of their original tissue. The patient-derived organoids (PDOs) have been used to elucidate crucial scientific questions, including the relationships between genetic/epigenetic alterations and drug responses, cell plasticity during disease progressions, and mechanisms of drug resistances. With the great expectations, PDOs will be widely used to facilitate the personalized medical decisions, which have the potential to profoundly improve patient outcomes. In this review, we will discuss the developmental details, current achievements, applications and challenges of organoid technology in precision cancer medicine.
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