Zebrafish patient avatars in cancer biology and precision cancer therapy

M Fazio, J Ablain, Y Chuan, DM Langenau… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
In precision oncology, two major strategies are being pursued for predicting clinically
relevant tumour behaviours, such as treatment response and emergence of drug resistance …

Systematic review of patient-derived xenograft models for preclinical studies of anti-cancer drugs in solid tumors

Y Koga, A Ochiai - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are used as powerful tools for understanding
cancer biology in PDX clinical trials and co-clinical trials. In this systematic review, we focus …

Comprehensive characterization of 536 patient-derived xenograft models prioritizes candidates for targeted treatment

H Sun, S Cao, RJ Mashl, CK Mo, S Zaccaria… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Development of candidate cancer treatments is a resource-intensive process, with
the research community continuing to investigate options beyond static genomic …

Zebrafish avatars towards personalized medicine—a comparative review between avatar models

B Costa, MF Estrada, RV Mendes, R Fior - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer frequency and prevalence have been increasing in the past decades, with
devastating impacts on patients and their families. Despite the great advances in targeted …

Generation, evolution, interfering factors, applications, and challenges of patient-derived xenograft models in immunodeficient mice

M Zeng, Z Ruan, J Tang, M Liu, C Hu, P Fan… - Cancer Cell …, 2023 - Springer
Establishing appropriate preclinical models is essential for cancer research. Evidence
suggests that cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease. This follows the growing use of …

Evolution-informed strategies for combating drug resistance in cancer

K Lin-Rahardja, DT Weaver, JA Scarborough… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ever-changing nature of cancer poses the most difficult challenge oncologists face
today. Cancer's remarkable adaptability has inspired many to work toward understanding …

Comparative analysis of response to treatments and molecular features of tumor-derived organoids versus cell lines and PDX derived from the same ovarian clear …

L Thorel, PM Morice, H Paysant, R Florent… - Journal of experimental …, 2023 - Springer
Background In the era of personalized medicine, the establishment of preclinical models of
cancer that faithfully recapitulate original tumors is essential to potentially guide clinical …

Identification of distinct tumor cell populations and key genetic mechanisms through single cell sequencing in hepatoblastoma

A Bondoc, K Glaser, K Jin, C Lake, S Cairo… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most common primary liver malignancy of childhood, and
molecular investigations are limited and effective treatment options for chemoresistant …

Multivalent state transitions shape the intratumoral composition of small cell lung carcinoma

P Gopal, A Petty, K Rogacki, T Bera, R Bareja… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Studies to date have not resolved how diverse transcriptional programs contribute to the
intratumoral heterogeneity of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), an aggressive tumor …

Current methods in translational cancer research

MW Lee, M Miljanic, T Triplett, C Ramirez… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
Recent developments in pre-clinical screening tools, that more reliably predict the clinical
effects and adverse events of candidate therapeutic agents, has ushered in a new era of …