Mesenchymal tumor organoid models recapitulate rhabdomyosarcoma subtypes

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Title: Mesenchymal tumor organoid models recapitulate rhabdomyosarcoma subtypes
Authors: Michael T Meister, Marian J A Groot Koerkamp, Terezinha de Souza, Willemijn B Breunis, Ewa Frazer‐Mendelewska, Mariël Brok, Jeff DeMartino, Freek Manders, Camilla Calandrini, Hinri H D Kerstens, Alex Janse, M Emmy M Dolman, Selma Eising, Karin P S Langenberg, Marc van Tuil, Rutger R G Knops, Sheila Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Laura S Hiemcke‐Jiwa, Uta Flucke, Johannes H M Merks, Max M van Noesel, Bastiaan B J Tops, Jayne Y Hehir‐Kwa, Patrick Kemmeren, Jan J Molenaar, Marc van de Wetering, Ruben van Boxtel, Jarno Drost, Frank C P Holstege
Source: EMBO Molecular Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 10, Pp 1-23 (2022)
Publisher Information: Springer Nature, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Medicine (General)
LCC:Genetics
Subject Terms: rhabdomyosarcoma, mesenchymal, tumoroid, drug screening, CRISPR/Cas9, Medicine (General), R5-920, Genetics, QH426-470
More Details: Abstract Rhabdomyosarcomas (RMS) are mesenchyme‐derived tumors and the most common childhood soft tissue sarcomas. Treatment is intense, with a nevertheless poor prognosis for high‐risk patients. Discovery of new therapies would benefit from additional preclinical models. Here, we describe the generation of a collection of 19 pediatric RMS tumor organoid (tumoroid) models (success rate of 41%) comprising all major subtypes. For aggressive tumors, tumoroid models can often be established within 4–8 weeks, indicating the feasibility of personalized drug screening. Molecular, genetic, and histological characterization show that the models closely resemble the original tumors, with genetic stability over extended culture periods of up to 6 months. Importantly, drug screening reflects established sensitivities and the models can be modified by CRISPR/Cas9 with TP53 knockout in an embryonal RMS model resulting in replicative stress drug sensitivity. Tumors of mesenchymal origin can therefore be used to generate organoid models, relevant for a variety of preclinical and clinical research questions.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1757-4676
1757-4684
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1757-4676; https://doaj.org/toc/1757-4684
DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202216001
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/bfe59c6efb18489cb65ad4d76f02464c
Accession Number: edsdoj.bfe59c6efb18489cb65ad4d76f02464c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:17574676
17574684
DOI:10.15252/emmm.202216001
Published in:EMBO Molecular Medicine
Language:English