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The Diverse Applications of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Organoids.

Ronnie Ren Jie LowWei Wen LimPaul M NguyenBelinda LeeMichael ChristieAntony W BurgessPeter GibbsSean M GrimmondFrédéric HollandeTracy L Putoczki
Published in: Cancers (2021)
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid malignancies. While immortalized cancer cell lines and genetically engineered murine models have increased our understanding of PDAC tumorigenesis, they do not recapitulate inter- and intra-patient heterogeneity. PDAC patient derived organoid (PDO) biobanks have overcome this hurdle, and provide an opportunity for the high throughput screening of potential new therapies. This review provides a summary of the PDAC PDO biobanks established to date, and discusses how they have advanced our understanding of PDAC biology. Looking forward, the development of coculturing techniques for specific immune or stromal cell populations will enable a better understanding of the crosstalk that occurs within the tumor microenvironment, and the impact of this crosstalk on treatment response.
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