3D cell culture models as recapitulators of the tumor microenvironment for the screening of anti-cancer drugs

MAG Barbosa, CPR Xavier, RF Pereira, V Petrikaitė… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models have been proposed as
alternatives for initial drug screening to increase drug development efficiency. In addition to …

Advanced cell culture techniques for cancer drug discovery

CJ Lovitt, TB Shelper, VM Avery - Biology, 2014 - mdpi.com
Human cancer cell lines are an integral part of drug discovery practices. However, modeling
the complexity of cancer utilizing these cell lines on standard plastic substrata, does not …

3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening: a systematic approach to enhance the biological relevance of data obtained

M Zanoni, F Piccinini, C Arienti, A Zamagni, S Santi… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
The potential of a spheroid tumor model composed of cells in different proliferative and
metabolic states for the development of new anticancer strategies has been amply …

A systematic strategy of combinational blow for overcoming cascade drug resistance via NIR‐light‐triggered hyperthermia

L Wang, Y Yu, D Wei, L Zhang, X Zhang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic combination strategy is proposed for overcoming cisplatin resistance using
near‐infrared (NIR)‐light‐triggered hyperthermia. A new photothermal polymer DAP‐F is …

Capturing tumor complexity in vitro: Comparative analysis of 2D and 3D tumor models for drug discovery

K Stock, MF Estrada, S Vidic, K Gjerde, A Rudisch… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures growing on plastic do not recapitulate the three
dimensional (3D) architecture and complexity of human tumors. More representative models …

Cell spheroids as a versatile research platform: formation mechanisms, high throughput production, characterization and applications

MC Decarli, R Amaral, DP Dos Santos, LB Tofani… - …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture has tremendous advantages to closely mimic
the in vivo architecture and microenvironment of healthy tissue and organs, as well as of …

High-content monitoring of drug effects in a 3D spheroid model

F Mittler, P Obeïd, AV Rulina, V Haguet, X Gidrol… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
A recent decline in the discovery of novel medications challenges the widespread use of 2D
monolayer cell assays in the drug discovery process. As a result, the need for more …

Screening drug effects in patient‐derived cancer cells links organoid responses to genome alterations

J Jabs, FM Zickgraf, J Park, S Wagner… - Molecular systems …, 2017 - embopress.org
Cancer drug screening in patient‐derived cells holds great promise for personalized
oncology and drug discovery but lacks standardization. Whether cells are cultured as …

Impacting Pancreatic Cancer Therapy in Heterotypic in Vitro Organoids and in Vivo Tumors with Specificity-Tuned, NIR-Activable Photoimmunonanoconjugates …

G Obaid, S Bano, S Mallidi, M Broekgaarden… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Despite untiring efforts to develop therapies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC),
survival statistics remain dismal, necessitating distinct approaches. Photodynamic priming …

Anticancer drug discovery using multicellular tumor spheroid models

M Zanoni, S Pignatta, C Arienti, M Bonafè… - Expert opinion on drug …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Despite the increasing financial outlay on cancer research and drug discovery,
many advanced cancers remain incurable. One possible strategy for increasing the approval …