Abstract IA010: Patient derived organoids in precision oncology


 Limits in the predictive power of molecular profiling and shortcomings of some pre-clinical models used in drug development represent important obstacles hampering the success of personalized medicine and drug discovery. LGR5+ stem cells can be isolated from a number of organs and propagated as epithelial organoids in vitro. Mouse and human organoids have been used to study the physiology and neoplastic transformation of the liver, pancreas, bowel and prostate among other organs. During my talk, I will highlight opportunities, limitations and potential clinical applications of patient-derived organoids in personalized oncology, emphasizing strengths and hurdles in the use of the organoid technology in forward and reverse translational cancer research. In particular, I will stress the importance of patient-derived organoids as pre-clinical tools to define mechanisms of drug resistance and to design novel drug combinations.
 Citation Format: Nicola Valeri. Patient derived organoids in precision oncology [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Colorectal Cancer; 2022 Oct 1-4; Portland, OR. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(23 Suppl_1):Abstract nr IA010.