The fidelity of cancer cells in PDX models: Characteristics, mechanism and clinical significance

J Shi, Y Li, R Jia, X Fan - International journal of cancer, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Patient‐derived xenograft (PDX) models are widely used as preclinical cancer models and
are considered better than cell culture models in recapitulating the histological features …

Shieldin complex promotes DNA end-joining and counters homologous recombination in BRCA1-null cells

H Dev, TWW Chiang, C Lescale, I de Krijger… - Nature cell …, 2018‏ - nature.com
BRCA1 deficiencies cause breast, ovarian, prostate and other cancers, and render tumours
hypersensitive to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors. To understand the …

Conservation and divergence of vulnerability and responses to stressors between human and mouse astrocytes

J Li, L Pan, WG Pembroke, JE Rexach… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Astrocytes play important roles in neurological disorders such as stroke, injury, and
neurodegeneration. Most knowledge on astrocyte biology is based on studies of mouse …

Representation of genomic intratumor heterogeneity in multi-region non-small cell lung cancer patient-derived xenograft models

RE Hynds, A Huebner, DR Pearce, MS Hill… - Nature …, 2024‏ - nature.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are widely used in cancer research. To investigate
the genomic fidelity of non-small cell lung cancer PDX models, we established 48 PDX …

Patient-derived organoids and orthotopic xenografts of primary and recurrent gliomas represent relevant patient avatars for precision oncology

A Golebiewska, AC Hau, A Oudin, D Stieber… - Acta …, 2020‏ - Springer
Patient-based cancer models are essential tools for studying tumor biology and for the
assessment of drug responses in a translational context. We report the establishment a large …

A biobank of patient-derived pediatric brain tumor models

S Brabetz, SES Leary, SN Gröbner, MW Nakamoto… - Nature medicine, 2018‏ - nature.com
Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children. Genomic studies
have provided insights into molecular subgroups and oncogenic drivers of pediatric brain …

Intraductal transplantation models of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma reveal progressive transition of molecular subtypes

K Miyabayashi, LA Baker, A Deschênes, B Traub… - Cancer …, 2020‏ - aacrjournals.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most lethal common malignancy, with little
improvement in patient outcomes over the past decades. Recently, subtypes of pancreatic …

[HTML][HTML] FOXC2 promotes vasculogenic mimicry and resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy

IG Cannell, K Sawicka, I Pearsall, SA Wild, L Deighton… - Cell reports, 2023‏ - cell.com
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) describes the formation of pseudo blood vessels constructed of
tumor cells that have acquired endothelial-like properties. VM channels endow the tumor …

AL101, a gamma-secretase inhibitor, has potent antitumor activity against adenoid cystic carcinoma with activated NOTCH signaling

R Ferrarotto, V Mishra, E Herz, A Yaacov… - Cell Death & …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an aggressive salivary gland malignancy with limited
treatment options for recurrent or metastatic disease. Due to chemotherapy resistance and …

Circadian dysfunction induces NAFLD-related human liver cancer in a mouse model

J Padilla, NM Osman, B Bissig-Choisat, SL Grimm… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Background & Aims Chronic circadian dysfunction increases the risk of non-alcoholic fatty
liver disease (NAFLD)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but the underlying …