Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, applications and challenges in cancer research

S Abdolahi, Z Ghazvinian, S Muhammadnejad… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
The establishing of the first cancer models created a new perspective on the identification
and evaluation of new anti-cancer therapies in preclinical studies. Patient-derived xenograft …

Xenograft and organoid model systems in cancer research

M Bleijs, M van de Wetering, H Clevers, J Drost - The EMBO journal, 2019 - embopress.org
Patient‐derived tumour xenografts and tumour organoids have become important preclinical
model systems for cancer research. Both models maintain key features from their parental …

Modeling neoplastic disease with spheroids and organoids

M Zanoni, M Cortesi, A Zamagni, C Arienti… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer is a complex disease in which both genetic defects and microenvironmental
components contribute to the development, progression, and metastasization of disease …

Current status and perspectives of patient-derived xenograft models in cancer research

Y Lai, X Wei, S Lin, L Qin, L Cheng, P Li - Journal of hematology & …, 2017 - Springer
Cancers remain a major public health problem worldwide, which still require profound
research in both the basic and preclinical fields. Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are …

Role of patient-derived models of cancer in translational oncology

KF Idrisova, HU Simon, MO Gomzikova - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It was found that long-established tumor-derived cell lines do not
adequately reproduce drug sensitivity and behavior of a real human cancers. Therefore …

Heralding a new paradigm in 3D tumor modeling

ELS Fong, DA Harrington, MC Farach-Carson, H Yu - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Numerous studies to date have contributed to a paradigm shift in modeling cancer, moving
from the traditional two-dimensional culture system to three-dimensional (3D) culture …

The fidelity of cancer cells in PDX models: Characteristics, mechanism and clinical significance

J Shi, Y Li, R Jia, X Fan - International journal of cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Patient‐derived xenograft (PDX) models are widely used as preclinical cancer models and
are considered better than cell culture models in recapitulating the histological features …

The IL-6R and Bmi-1 axis controls self-renewal and chemoresistance of head and neck cancer stem cells

AE Herzog, KA Warner, Z Zhang, E Bellile… - Cell Death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite major progress in elucidating the pathobiology of head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC), the high frequency of disease relapse correlates with unacceptably …

Mouse tumor-bearing models as preclinical study platforms for oral squamous cell carcinoma

Q Li, H Dong, G Yang, Y Song, Y Mou, Y Ni - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Preclinical animal models of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have been extensively
studied in recent years. Investigating the pathogenesis and potential therapeutic strategies …

Zebrafish cancer avatars: A translational platform for analyzing tumor heterogeneity and predicting patient outcomes

MA Al-Hamaly, LT Turner, A Rivera-Martinez… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The increasing number of available anti-cancer drugs presents a challenge for oncologists,
who must choose the most effective treatment for the patient. Precision cancer medicine …