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ArticleCancers2023

Characterization and Optimization of the Tumor Microenvironment in Patient-Derived Organotypic Slices and Organoid Models of Glioblastoma.

Vera Nickl, Juliana Eck, Nicolas Goedert, Julian Hübner, Thomas Nerreter, Carsten Hagemann, Ralf-Ingo Ernestus, Tim Schulz, Robert Carl Nickl, Almuth Friederike Keßler and 4 more

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vera NicklDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Juliana EckInstitute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Nicolas GoedertDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Julian HübnerDepartment of Hematology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Thomas NerreterDepartment of Hematology, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0493-1369
Carsten HagemannDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9759-8149
Ralf-Ingo ErnestusDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Tim SchulzDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Robert Carl NicklDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Almuth Friederike KeßlerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Mario LöhrDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Andreas RosenwaldInstitute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Maria BreunDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Camelia Maria MonoranuDepartment of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, University of Würzburg, 97080 Würzburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEUniversity of Würzburg · DE

Funding

Bavarian Center of Cancer Research (BZKF) n/aInterdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research (IZKF) B-450Interdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research (IZKF) Z-2_CSP-12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While glioblastoma (GBM) is still challenging to treat, novel immunotherapeutic approaches have shown promising effects in preclinical settings. However, their clinical breakthrough is hampered by complex interactions of GBM with the tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we present an analysis of TME composition in a patient-derived organoid model (PDO) as well as in organotypic slice cultures (OSC). To obtain a more realistic model for immunotherapeutic testing, we introduce an enhanced PDO model. We manufactured PDOs and OSCs from fresh tissue of GBM patients and analyzed the TME. Enhanced PDOs (ePDOs) were obtained via co-culture with PBMCs (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) and compared to normal PDOs (nPDOs) and PT (primary tissue). At first, we showed that TME was not sustained in PDOs after a short time of culture. In contrast, TME was largely maintained in OSCs. Unfortunately, OSCs can only be cultured for up to 9 days. Thus, we enhanced the TME in PDOs by co-culturing PDOs and PBMCs from healthy donors. These cellular TME patterns could be preserved until day 21. The ePDO approach could mirror the interaction of GBM, TME and immunotherapeutic agents and may consequently represent a realistic model for individual immunotherapeutic drug testing in the future.

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glioblastomaorganoidsslice culturetumormicroenvironment

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PMID37345035
PMCPMC10216617
OpenAlexW4381599049

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