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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2025

Optimized culturing yields high success rates and preserves molecular heterogeneity, enabling personalized screening for high-grade gliomas.

Cassandra Posthoorn-Verheul, Federica Fabro, Ioannis Ntafoulis, Chelsea den Hollander, Iris S C Verploegh, Rutger Balvers, Trisha V Kers, Jessica Hoogeveen, Judith van der Burg, Bert Eussen and 6 more

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Article in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Cassandra Posthoorn-VerheulDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Federica FabroDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ioannis NtafoulisDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Chelsea den HollanderDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Iris S C VerploeghDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6383-086X
Rutger BalversDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Trisha V KersDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Jessica HoogeveenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Judith van der BurgDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bert EussenDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Annelies de KleinDepartment of Clinical Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Kate J FellerDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7338-6635
Miao-Ping ChienDepartment of Molecular Genetics, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Clemens M F DirvenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sieger LeenstraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Martine L M LamfersDepartment of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Center, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.lamfers@erasmusmc.nl.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To discover new treatment options for high-grade glioma (HGG), robust in vitro models are essential, but reliably establishing patient-derived cell cultures remains challenging. We established glioma stem-like cell (GSC) cultures from 114 consecutive HGG specimens via traditional surgical resection and/or ultrasonic aspiration, using completely dissociated single cell (single cell-derived, SCD) and partially dissociated 3D-derived (3DD) tissue fragments. Higher success rates in culture establishment were obtained from ultrasonic aspirates and 3DD surgical samples. Combining these approaches yielded a 96% success rate. Copy number profiling showed overall genetic similarities between cultures and parental tissue. Single-cell sequencing revealed greater transcriptomic heterogeneity in ultrasonic aspiration-derived cultures. Our protocol enabled the screening of 20 anti-cancer agents within a clinically relevant timeframe for 16 out of 18 HGG samples. This refined protocol serves as a robust tool for establishing HGG cell cultures that retain the molecular characteristics of the tumors and support applications in precision medicine.

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PMID40425813
PMCPMC12116786

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