Patient-derived xenograft models in cancer therapy: technologies and applications

Y Liu, W Wu, C Cai, H Zhang, H Shen… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models, in which tumor tissues from patients are implanted
into immunocompromised or humanized mice, have shown superiority in recapitulating the …

[HTML][HTML] Mouse models of colorectal cancer: Past, present and future perspectives

F Bürtin, CS Mullins, M Linnebacher - World journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common diagnosed malignancy among both
sexes in the United States as well as in the European Union. While the incidence and …

[HTML][HTML] Three subtypes of lung cancer fibroblasts define distinct therapeutic paradigms

H Hu, Z Piotrowska, PJ Hare, H Chen, HE Mulvey… - Cancer Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are highly heterogeneous. With the lack of a
comprehensive understanding of CAFs' functional distinctions, it remains unclear how …

Molecular mechanisms underpinning sarcomas and implications for current and future therapy

V Damerell, MS Pepper, S Prince - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Sarcomas are complex mesenchymal neoplasms with a poor prognosis. Their clinical
management is highly challenging due to their heterogeneity and insensitivity to current …

Challenges and prospects of patient-derived xenografts for cancer research

J **, K Yoshimura, M Sewastjanow-Silva, S Song… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The patient-derived xenograft (PDX) model is the in vivo standard for
cancer research as a preclinical platform. Besides its merits, we describe the general …

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 …

Development of fibroblast activation protein inhibitor-based dimeric radiotracers with improved tumor retention and antitumor efficacy

L Zhao, J Chen, Y Pang, J Fang, K Fu… - Molecular …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), a fundamental component of the tumor stroma, is
overexpressed in cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). As a promising theranostic probe …

Progress in building clinically relevant patient‐derived tumor xenograft models for cancer research

W Wang, Y Li, K Lin, X Wang, Y Tu… - Animal Models and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Patient‐derived tumor xenograft (PDX) models, a method involving the surgical extraction of
tumor tissues from cancer patients and subsequent transplantation into immunodeficient …

[HTML][HTML] Patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) as model systems for human cancer

F Invrea, R Rovito, E Torchiaro, C Petti, C Isella… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•PDXs are obtained by growing human tumours into immunocompromised
mice.•Expansion of tumours as PDXs provides unlimited material for molecular …

Patient-derived tumor models: a more suitable tool for pre-clinical studies in colorectal cancer

G Rizzo, A Bertotti, SM Leto, S Vetrano - Journal of Experimental & Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), despite the advances in screening and surveillance, remains the
second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. The biological inadequacy of pre …