Open AccessAppendiceal Cancer Patient-Specific Tumor Organoid Model for Predicting Chemotherapy Efficacy Prior to Initiation of Treatment: A Feasibility Study
Author(s) -
Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos,
Andrea Mazzocchi,
Hemamylammal Sivakumar,
Steven D. Forsythe,
Julio Aleman,
Edward A. Levine,
Aleksander Skardal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-018-7008-2
Subject(s) - organoid , medicine , surgical oncology , chemotherapy , cancer , immune system , cancer cell , pathology , cancer research , lymph node , oncology , immunology , biology , genetics
We have hypothesized that biofabrication of appendiceal tumor organoids allows for a more personalized clinical approach and facilitates research in a rare disease.