Tumor cells circulating in the blood are the 'germ cells' of breast cancer metastases. They are very rare and could not be propagated in the culture dish until now, which made research into therapy ...
Researchers have grown tumor organoids -- three-dimensional miniature tumors in the laboratory -- that mimic the different structures and characteristics of pancreatic cancer. The scientists ...
When individual tumor cells are isolated and used to grow artificial 3D cell clusters in the laboratory, referred to as organoids, the conventional approach produces only spherical-like structures.
Stained pancreatic cancer organoid. The newly developed organoids mimic the varied and complex structures of pancreatic cancer in the body. Credit: Aris Papargyriou / TUM Pancreatic cancers- one of ...