3D tumor spheroid and organoid to model tumor microenvironment for cancer immunotherapy

Y Zhu, E Kang, M Wilson, T Basso, E Chen, Y Yu, YR Li - Organoids, 2022 - mdpi.com
The intricate microenvironment in which malignant cells reside is essential for the
progression of tumor growth. Both the physical and biochemical features of the tumor …

Carcinoma-associated mesenchymal stem cells promote chemoresistance in ovarian cancer stem cells via PDGF signaling

S Raghavan, CS Snyder, A Wang, K McLean… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Within the ovarian cancer tumor microenvironment, cancer stem-like cells (CSC) interact
with carcinoma associated mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (CA-MSC) through multiple …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in tissue engineering of cancer microenvironment-from three-dimensional culture to three-dimensional printing

JROF Marques, P González-Alva, RYT Lin… - SLAS technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer treatment development is a complex process, with tumor heterogeneity and inter-
patient variations limiting the success of therapeutic intervention. Traditional two …

Carboplatin response in preclinical models for ovarian cancer: comparison of 2D monolayers, spheroids, ex vivo tumors and in vivo models

MN Brodeur, K Simeone, K Leclerc-Deslauniers… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecological cancer. Among the key
challenges in developing effective therapeutics is the poor translation of preclinical models …

Atovaquone: an inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation as studied in gynecologic cancers

A Kapur, P Mehta, AD Simmons, SS Ericksen, G Mehta… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The Warburg effect in cancer cells (high glucose update and lactate
release) is an adaptation that is considered a hallmark of most neoplasms. Blocking …

Injectable three-dimensional tumor microenvironments to study mechanobiology in ovarian cancer

EN Horst, CM Novak, K Burkhard, CS Snyder, R Verma… - Acta biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Epithelial ovarian cancers are among the most aggressive forms of gynecological
malignancies. Despite the advent of poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase …

Co-Delivery Polymeric Poly (Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)(PLGA) Nanoparticles to Target Cancer Stem-Like Cells

CS Snyder, T Repetto, KM Burkhard, A Tuteja… - Cancer Stem Cells …, 2024 - Springer
Nanoparticle drug delivery has been promoted as an effective mode of delivering
antineoplastic therapeutics. However, most nanoparticle designs fail to consider the …

The role of the tumor microenvironment in CSC enrichment and Chemoresistance: 3D co-culture methods

M Bregenzer, E Horst, P Mehta, C Snyder… - … Cancer: Methods and …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer stem-like cells (CSC) are responsible for tumor progression, chemoresistance,
recurrence, and poor outcomes in many cancers, making them critical research and …

Novel Omniphobic Platform for Multicellular Spheroid Generation, Drug Screening, and On-Plate Analysis

M Boban, P Mehta, AK Halvey, T Repetto… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Multicellular spheroids are superior to other culture geometries in reproducing critical
physiological conditions of tumors, such as the diffusion of oxygen, nutrients, waste, and …

Physical cues in the microenvironment regulate stemness-dependent homing of breast cancer cells

HY Chu, YJ Chen, CJ Hsu, YW Liu, JF Chiou, LS Lu… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tissue-specific microenvironmental factors contribute to the targeting preferences of
metastatic cancers. However, the physical attributes of the premetastatic microenvironment …