Modeling Patient-Derived Glioblastoma with Cerebral Organoids

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Title: Modeling Patient-Derived Glioblastoma with Cerebral Organoids
Authors: Amanda Linkous, Demosthenes Balamatsias, Matija Snuderl, Lincoln Edwards, Ken Miyaguchi, Teresa Milner, Batsheva Reich, Leona Cohen-Gould, Andrew Storaska, Yasumi Nakayama, Emily Schenkein, Richa Singhania, Stefano Cirigliano, Tarig Magdeldin, Ying Lin, Gouri Nanjangud, Kalyani Chadalavada, David Pisapia, Conor Liston, Howard A. Fine
Source: Cell Reports, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 3203-3211.e5 (2019)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2019.
Publication Year: 2019
Collection: LCC:Biology (General)
Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5
More Details: Summary: The prognosis of patients with glioblastoma (GBM) remains dismal, with a median survival of approximately 15 months. Current preclinical GBM models are limited by the lack of a “normal” human microenvironment and the inability of many tumor cell lines to accurately reproduce GBM biology. To address these limitations, we have established a model system whereby we can retro-engineer patient-specific GBMs using patient-derived glioma stem cells (GSCs) and human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived cerebral organoids. Our cerebral organoid glioma (GLICO) model shows that GSCs home toward the human cerebral organoid and deeply invade and proliferate within the host tissue, forming tumors that closely phenocopy patient GBMs. Furthermore, cerebral organoid tumors form rapidly and are supported by an interconnected network of tumor microtubes that aids in the invasion of normal host tissue. Our GLICO model provides a system for modeling primary human GBM ex vivo and for high-throughput drug screening. : To address limitations with current preclinical glioblastoma (GBM) models, Linkous et al. establish a “GLICO” (cerebral organoid glioma) model to retro-engineer patient-specific GBMs using patient-derived glioma stem cells and human cerebral organoids. Resulting tumors closely phenocopy patient GBMs and are supported by tumor microtubes that promote invasion into host tissue. Keywords: cerebral organoids, glioma stem cells, glioblastoma, glioma, tumor microtubes, human embryonic stem cells, brain tumors, stem-cell-based disease models, tissue engineering, cancer stem cells
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2211-1247
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719302426; https://doaj.org/toc/2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.063
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f28ebd0f3f8540688e121a8ec45550af
Accession Number: edsdoj.f28ebd0f3f8540688e121a8ec45550af
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22111247
DOI:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.02.063
Published in:Cell Reports
Language:English