Validation of a Novel EUS-FNB-Derived Organoid Co-Culture System for Drug Screening in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer

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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have been shown to impact the chemosensitivity of patient-derived tumor organoids (PDTOs). However, the published literature comparing PDTO response to clinical outcome does not include CAFs in the models. Here, a co-culture model was created using PDTOs and CAFs derived from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsies (EUS-FNBs) for potential use in drug screening applications. Co-cultures were established, and growth was compared to monocultures using image metrics and a commercially available assay. We were able to establish and expand validated malignant PDTOs from 19.2% of adenocarcinomas from EUS-FNBs. CAFs could be established from 25% of the samples. The viability of PDTOs in the mixed cell co-culture could be isolated using image metrics. The addition of CAFs promoted PDTO growth in half of the established co-cultures. These results show that co-cultures can be established from tiny amounts of tissue provided by EUS-FNB. An increased growth of PDTOs was shown in co-cultures, suggesting that the present setup successfully models CAF–PDTO interaction. Furthermore, we demonstrated that standard validation techniques may be insufficient to detect contamination with normal cells in PDTO cultures established from primary tumor core biopsies.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer3677
TidsskriftCancers
Vol/bind15
Udgave nummer14
Antal sider18
ISSN2072-6694
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2023

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
This research was funded by Danish Cancer Society, grant number 2021 R322-A17350; the European Research Executive Agency under the project TRAINING IN TRANSLATIONAL PROTOCOLS FOR MINIMAL INVASIVE DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY IN PANCREATICO-BILIARY CANCERS—TRIP (grant agreement number: 101079210); and Arvid Nilssons Fond, Tømrermester Jørgen Holm og hustru, Elisa f. Hansens Mindelegat, Dagmar Marshalls Fond, and Lægeforeningens Forskningsfond.

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