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Establishing In Vitro Models of Dorsal Root Ganglia Culture: Complementary Approaches for Investigating Cancer-Nerve Crosstalk
Published on: July 11, 2025
Context dependency in cancer neuroscience
Alexander Birbrair1, David J Simon2, Sebastien Talbot3
1Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA; Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.
Abstract:
Neural signaling shapes tumor progression, but it is not intrinsically tumor-promoting or tumor-restrictive. We argue that neural directionality is context-dependent and governed by tumor kinetics, tissue architecture, neural state, receptor and target-cell topology, immune-host biology, and treatment history. We propose a mechanistically interpretable and clinically actionable reporting framework for precision neuromodulatory oncology.
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