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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2026

Clinical significance of non-invasive in vitro drug sensitivity profiling using pancreatic cancer organoids derived from saline flushes collected during routine EUS-FNA.

Tomoya Ekawa, Kenji Ikezawa, Yoji Kukita, Makiko Urabe, Yugo Kai, Ryoji Takada, Takashi Akazawa, Yu Mizote, Kumiko Tatsumi, Shigenori Nagata and 5 more

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Tomoya Ekawa *Department of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan. tomoya.ekawa@oici.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-4222-4736
Kenji Ikezawa *Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Yoji KukitaLaboratory of Genomic Pathology, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Makiko UrabeDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Yugo KaiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Ryoji TakadaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Takashi AkazawaDepartment of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Yu MizoteDepartment of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Kumiko TatsumiDepartment of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Shigenori NagataDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology and Cytology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Hisataka OgawaNitto Joint Research Department for Nucleic Acid Medicine, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Shinichiro HasegawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Hidenori TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Kazuyoshi OhkawaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.
Hideaki TaharaDepartment of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Research Centre, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the in vitro drug sensitivity of patient-derived cancer organoids (PDCOs) established from residual samples from saline flushes (RSSF) collected during routine endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in patients with pancreatic cancer.

methodsOrganoids were cultured under mutation-selective conditions. IC

resultsPDCOs showed variable responses to the drugs. Exploratory quantitative analysis using ordinal sensitivity scoring and ROC curves (Area under the curve [AUC] up to 0.917) indicated that lower in vitro IC₅₀ scores tended to associate with clinical responders (PR/uPR) compared with non-responders (progressive or stable disease [PD/SD]).

conclusionsThis study demonstrated the feasibility and potential usefulness of in vitro drug sensitivity profiling of pancreatic cancer using RSSF-derived PDCOs. These findings represent the first step toward clinical application, and further validation in larger cohorts is warranted.

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Antineoplastic AgentsEndoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle AspirationOrganoidsPancreatic NeoplasmsAgedClinical RelevanceDeoxycytidineDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorFemaleFluorouracilGemcitabineHumansIrinotecanMaleMiddle AgedOxaliplatinAntineoplastic AgentsDeoxycytidineFluorouracilGemcitabineIrinotecanOxaliplatinPaclitaxelSaline SolutionChemotherapy response predictionDrug sensitivity testingPancreatic cancerPatient-derived organoidsResidual samples from saline flushes

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PMID41269488
PMCPMC13099696

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