Abstract IA011: Patient-derived organoids as models for breast cancer prevention and interception


 Organoid culture technology can be an efficient means for propagating breast tissues from patients, and we have previously generated organoid biobanks derived from normal and malignant human breast samples. Non-cancerous organoids, which are grown in a hydrogel that mimics the basement membrane and are bathed in a cocktail of growth factors, vitamins, and substances that substitute for stroma, grow in a polarized fashion to re-form acinar- and duct-like structures, and differentiate into the major mammary epithelial lineages, and we have found that all the major mammary epithelial lineages can be propagated in vitro. We have utilized mass cytometry and single-cell RNA sequencing to identify specific cell subtypes that are associated with breast cancer risk factors in organoids. In parallel, in malignant organoid cultures we have utilized RNA sequencing and compound screening approaches to identify potential strategies to overcome therapeutic resistance. We now present our initial efforts to establish a DCIS organoid biobank. Similar to the normal breast, organoids can be propagated from DCIS cases that are resistant to endocrine therapy with the goal of identifying strategies to overcome the resistant state.
 Citation Format: Jennifer M. Rosenbluth. Patient-derived organoids as models for breast cancer prevention and interception [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Rethinking DCIS: An Opportunity for Prevention?; 2022 Sep 8-11; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Can Prev Res 2022;15(12 Suppl_1): Abstract nr IA011.