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ArticleMaternal-fetal medicine (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)2026

Successful Delivery Following Ex Vivo Organoid Drug Testing for Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.

Lijun Huang, Cheng Tan, Pei Xu, Lili Du, Mingxing Liu, Caiping Ke, Jianyu Zhang, Qingping Jiang, Wei Sun, Jingsi Chen and 3 more

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Lijun HuangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Cheng TanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second XiangYa Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Pei XuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Lili DuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Mingxing LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Caiping KeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Jianyu ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Qingping JiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Jingsi ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Miaoxian OuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Shuang ZhangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Major Obstetric Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Dunjin ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.

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Objective: To address the critical unmet need in managing unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (URPL), where current empiric therapies exhibit limited efficacy, by leveraging patient-derived organoids (PDOs) for personalized therapeutic discovery. This single-case report serves as a proof-of-concept application of PDO-guided precision therapy in URPL. Methods: A 29-year-old woman who experienced six consecutive pregnancy losses underwent endometrial PDO-based drug testing. Organoids and stromal cells were cultured from proliferative-phase endometrial biopsies, and growth responses were subsequently quantified using RNA-seq and functional assays. Results: Histological examination of the endometrium revealed increased fibrosis alongside reduced stromal cell and CD3+ T-cell infiltration at the maternal-fetal interface. Initial observations of the PDOs indicated that epithelial growth was delayed. A synergistic triple-therapy regimen (aspirin + low-dose heparin + almuabumab) was identified as a candidate for restoring uterine homeostasis. Combination therapy achieved an ongoing pregnancy. Following conservative management of intrahepatic cholestasis and preeclampsia, a cesarean delivery was performed at 34 Conclusion: This study pioneered the use of PDOs as an innovative therapeutic model for URPL, targeting immune-thrombotic dysregulation and enabling precision therapy. These findings establish a precision medicine paradigm that integrates organoid pharmacology with dynamic pregnancy surveillance for refractory cases of URPL. However, these data are derived from a single patient and should thus be interpreted with caution, warranting confirmation in larger, prospective cohorts.

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Immune dysregulationPatient-derived organoidsPrecision medicineSuccessful deliveryUnexplained recurrent pregnancy loss

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