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  P1.02 - Biology/Pathology (ID 614)

  • Event: WCLC 2017
  • Type: Poster Session with Presenters Present
  • Track: Biology/Pathology
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 10/16/2017, 09:30 - 16:00, Exhibit Hall (Hall B + C)

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    P1.02-016 - Establishment of Lung Adenocarcinoma Organoid Cultures (ID 9386)

    09:30 - 09:30  |  Author(s): N. Pham
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Effective non immune- oncology targeted therapies are available only for less than 25% (non-Asian) and 60% (East Asian) of lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) patients. ADC has one of the largest burdens of genetic abnormalities among all cancers. It is understood that ADC arise from the accumulation of abnormalities which dysregulate key cellular processes to permit a growth and survival. Further improvement in our ability to develop novel therapies requires additional lung cancer models that closer mimic the genetic alterations found in patient tumors. Three-dimensional organoid culture (“mini organs”) of tumor cells recently has generated great interest as such a novel preclinical model.
    
    Method:
    We experimented to develop novel media formulation to generate organoid models from 10 established ADC cell lines, 7 primary culture ADC cell lines developed from patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, 8 ADC PDX models, and 20 resected patient ADC tissues. Organoid cultures that could be serially passaged for at least 5 passages were defined as long-term organoid models. Organoids were characterized for their histopathological features and immunomarker expression (p40, TTF-1, p53), growth rate and drug sensitivities.
    
    Result:
    Long-term organoid cultures were developed from 9/10 (90%) of established ADC cell lines, 3/7 (42%) of PDX-derived cell lines, 2/8 (25%) of ADC PDX models, and 1/20 (5%) of primary patient ADC tissues. Established organoid cultures recapitulated the histological features of ADC. We are currently collecting the data on growth rates and drug sensitivities of selected organoid cultures.
    
    Conclusion:
    Lung adenocarcinoma organoid cultures can be established for both established cell lines and patient tumor tissues but with variable success rates. Further studies are necessary to understand the discrepancy in the establishment rates from different sources of the tumor cells.