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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Deep Learning-Powered Scalable Cancer Organ Chip for Cancer Precision Medicine.

Yu-Chieh Yuan, Beibei Xu, Jenna McCormack, XuHai Huang, Jingzhe Ma, Thomas Marshall, Yacong Sun, Hardeep Singh, Alyssa Fanelli, Gauri Kulkarni and 15 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Yu-Chieh YuanXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Beibei XuCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Jenna McCormackXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
XuHai HuangXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jingzhe MaXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas MarshallXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Yacong SunCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Hardeep SinghXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Alyssa FanelliXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Gauri KulkarniXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ji Hye SeoXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Paige GilbrideXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Bing WeiDepartment of Molecular Pathology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Bo WangDepartment of Molecular Pathology, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Yanyan LiuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Fei MaDepartment of General Surgery, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Lin ZhouXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Shuyang WangDepartment of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaohua QianXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Zhiyong XieXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Polina GollandComputer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Longlong SiCAS Key Laboratory of Quantitative Engineering Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
Yu Shrike ZhangDivision of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-0808
Xin XieXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Haiqing BaiXellar Biosystems, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional precision oncology complements genomic approaches by directly testing treatment options on patient-derived models. However, existing platformssuch as patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) and patient-derived organoids (PDOs), face major barriers in clinical use due to technical challenges, including limited standardization, high costs, long assay times, scalability constraints, and incomplete recapitulation of the patient tumor microenvironment (TME). Here, we present a scalable, low-cost Organ Chip (OC) platform fabricated entirely from thermoplastics via injection molding. Leveraging a patented channel geometry and surface treatment, the device achieves barrier-free hydrogel confinement through capillary pinning without porous membranes, micropillars, or other barrier structures. This automation-compatible platform supports tissue-specific extracellular matrices and co-culture through versatile perfusion modes, with robust imaging compatibility. We demonstrate its feasibility for drug sensitivity testing using multiple cell lines and patient-derived primary cells, with imaging-based phenotypic profiling for accurate quantification of drug responses, closely aligning with clinical outcomes. Additionally, we integrated a deep learning-based image translation model that predicts fluorescence staining from bright-field images. This approach enables longitudinal, label-free phenotypic analysis with higher sensitivity than conventional endpoint staining. Together, this integrated cancer OC system overcomes key technical challenges and offers a promising framework for functional precision oncology through high-throughput, patient-relevant drug testing.

Indexed as

Deep LearningNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineAnimalsHumansLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrophysiological SystemsOrganoidsTumor Microenvironmentdrug screeningin silico stainingorgan chipprecision medicine

Identifiers

PMID41632021
PMCPMC13159154

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