Name: generation of microtumors using 3d human biogel culture system and patient-derived glioblastoma cells for kinomic profiling and drug response testing
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Supported by NIH R21 grant (PI: C. Willey, CA185712-01), Brain Tumor SPORE award (PD: G.Y. Gillespie, P20CA 151129-03) and SBIR contract (PI: R. Singh, N43CO-2013-00026).

NOTE: All xenograft therapy evaluations were done using an orthotopic tumor model for glioblastoma on a protocol approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
1. Isolation of Patient-derived GBM Xenograft Cells
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Critical steps within the protocol predominantly relate to microtumor generation, as well as drug dosing and maintenance. Because the microtumor beads are fragile and easily torn, extreme care is needed in both developmental stages of an assay and maintenance. If an error occurs during either of these processes, experimental interpretation can be compromised, causing extension or unnecessary repetition of the experiments or even exclusion of data.
Modifications and troubleshooting, especially ...

The most common primary intracranial malignant brain tumors are grade III astrocytomas and grade IV glioblastoma multiforme (glioblastoma or GBM). These tumors offer poor prognoses with median one-year survival between 12 - 15 months with current therapies for GBM in the US1-3. Multimodality therapies include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy including temozolomide (TMZ) and kinase-targeted agents. Kinase signaling is frequently dysregulated in GBM, including subsets of tumors with amplification or activating mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR), increases in Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor (PDGFR) signaling, increased Phosphatidyl-Inositol-3 Kinase (PI3K) and tumor supporting angiogenic signaling through Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor (VEGFR) as well as other kinase driven pathways4-6. Current in vitro and in vivo models frequently lose these representative alterations7. Additionally, genetic profiling has not offered the anticipated benefits that may reflect the fact that genetic and epigenetic changes do not always predict changes at the level of protein activity, where most kinase targeting agents act directly, and where therapies with other mechanisms of action may act indirectly.
The traditional immortalized cell line that can be passaged ad infinitum has long been the standard for drug testing due to their ease of maintenance and reproducibility. However, this model suffers from a high nutrient (and artificial) growth environment that selects for fast growing cells that differ greatly from the original tumor. As such, there has been considerable interest in developing more realistic model systems that reflect a more complex tumor biological system as is present in the patient. Tumor xenografts developed directly from a primary tumor grown in mice (&#34;xenoline,&#34; patient-derived xenograft or PDX) provide a more reflective model system, particularly in the setting of cancer therapeutics, as they are felt to more reliably predict clinical success.8 Despite the more reflective biology, these models are expensive and are difficult to establish and maintain. Moreover, they are not amenable to high-throughput studies. The need to better develop biologic models that more accurately reflect molecular alterations in the primary tumors, and to profile and test these models using direct measures of kinase activity, not surrogate genetic markers, is clear.
It is well recognized that unlike two-dimensional (2D) monolayer cultures, 3D or multicellular assay models can provide more physiologically relevant endpoints9-11. Common 3D culture approaches involve matrix-coated microcarriers and cell spheroid formation. Tumor spheroids can be generated via cellular aggregation using spinner flask, pHEMA plate and hanging drop techniques. Limitations for these approaches include: inability for some cells to form stable spheroids, variability in growth and challenges with mixed cell types. Alternatively, many synthetic (hydrogel, polymer) and animal-derived Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) matrix from mouse sarcomas, bovine collagen) matrices have been developed for 3D culture studies12-14. Mouse EHS matrix is extensively used but known to promote cell growth and differentiation in vitro and in vivo15.
In order to replicate 3D tumor biology, a human biomatrix system was developed by Dr. Raj Singh et al.16. The natural, growth factor-free human biogel allows 3D culture scaffolds (beads, discs), which support long-term cultivation of multiple cell types. A series of 3D human biogel culture designs are established for studying tumor growth, adhesion, angiogenesis and invasion properties. Advantages and properties of human biogel as compared to common mouse EHS gels are summarized in Table 1 and Table 2.
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			<td>Source:</td>
			<td>Human Amnions (Pooled tissue) 
			Pathogen-free, IRB-exempt/approved</td>
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			<td>ECM nature:</td>
			<td>Non-denatured Biogel (GLP-production)</td>
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			<td>Key 
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			<td>Col-I (38%), Laminin (22%), Col-IV (20%), Col-III (7%), Entactin &#38; HSPG (&#60; 3%)</td>
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			<td>GF-free:</td>
			<td>Undetectable EGF, FGF, TGF, VEGF, PDGF (Non-angiogenic, Non-toxic)</td>
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Table 1: Properties of Human Biogel as Compared to Common EHS Gels. 
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			<td>Human Biogel</td>
			<td>EHS gels</td>
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			<td>Natural human matrix</td>
			<td>Reconstituted mouse matrix</td>
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			<td>Controlled cell growth &#38; differentiation</td>
			<td>Can promote cell growth &#38; differentiation</td>
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			<td>Physiologic gene expression</td>
			<td>Variable gene expression</td>
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			<td>3D tissue-like culture model</td>
			<td>Plate-based culture model</td>
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Table 2: Advantages of Human Biogel as Compared to Common EHS Gels.

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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Collagenase-I&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">CO130</td>
			<td style="width:496px;"></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Trypsin EDTA (10X)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Invitrogen</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">15400-054&#160;</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Neurobasal-A</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">10888-022</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">N-2 Supplement</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">17502-048</td>
			<td>1x final concentration</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">B-27 Supplement w/o Vitamin A</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">12587-010</td>
			<td>1x final concentration</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Recombinant Human FGF-basic</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">PHG0266</td>
			<td>10 ng/mL final concentration</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Recombinant Human EGF</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">PGH0315</td>
			<td>10 ng/mL final concentration</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">L-Glutamine</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Corning Cellgro Mediatech</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">25-005-CI</td>
			<td>2 mM final concentration</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Fungizone</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Omega Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">FG-70</td>
			<td>2.5 ug/mL final concentration</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Penicillin Streptomycin</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Omega Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">PS-20</td>
			<td>100 U/mL Penicillin G, 100 ug/mL Streptomycin final concentration</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Gentamicin</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">15750-060</td>
			<td>50 ng/mL final concentration</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">MTT</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">M6494</td>
			<td>prepared to 5 mg/mL in PBS and sterile filtered, 1 mg/mL in well</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">SDS</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">BP166</td>
			<td>for MTT lysis buffer, prepared to 10% in 0.01M HCL, 5% in well</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">HCl</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">A144SI-212</td>
			<td>for MTT lysis buffer, prepared to 0.01M with SDS, 5 mM in well</td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Calcein AM</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Life Technologies</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">C1430</td>
			<td>1 mM in DMSO stock, 2 uM in PBS staining solution, 1 uM in well</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Halt&#8217;s Protein Phosphatase Inhibitor cocktail&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce ThermoScientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">78420</td>
			<td>1:100 ratio in MPER&#160;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Halt&#39;s Protein Protease Inhibitor&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce ThermoScientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">87786</td>
			<td>1:100 ratio in MPER</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent (MPER)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce ThermoScientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">PI78501</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Trypan Blue</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce ThermoScientific</td>
			<td>15250-061</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">DMSO</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">BP231</td>
			<td>for dissolution of calcein AM &#38; compounds</td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Phosphate-Buffered Saline without Ca/Mg</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Lonza</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">17-517Q</td>
			<td>diluted to 1X with MiliQ ultrapure water and sterile filtered (for cell culture)</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Dulbecco&#39;s Phosphate-Buffered Saline with Ca/Mg</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Corning Cellgro Mediatech</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">20-030-CV</td>
			<td>diluted to 1X with MiliQ ultrapure water (for pre-fixation wash)</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">10% Neutral Buffered Formalin</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Protocol</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">032-060</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Trypan Blue</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce ThermoScientific</td>
			<td>15250-061</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">High Density Hubiogel</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Vivo Biosciences</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">HDHG-5</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Halt&#39;s Protein Phosphatase Inhibitor</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">78420</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Halt&#39;s Protein Protease Inhibitor</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Pierce</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">87786</td>
			<td></td>
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			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Mammalian Protein Extraction Reagent (MPER)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Thermo Scientific</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">78501</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Protein Tyrosine Kinase (PTK) Array Profiling chip</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">86312</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">PTK kinase buffer</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">36000</td>
			<td>300 &#181;l 10X PK buffer stock in 2.7 ml dH20, catalog number for PTK reagent kit</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">ATP</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">36000</td>
			<td>catalog number for PTK reagent kit</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">PY20- FITC-conjugated antibody</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">36000</td>
			<td>catalog number for PTK reagent kit</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">PTK Additive</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32114</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">PTK-MM1 tube (10X BSA)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">36000</td>
			<td>catalog number for PTK reagent kit</td>
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		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">Serine/Threonine Kinase (STK) Array Profiling chip</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td>87102</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">STK kinase buffer</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32205</td>
			<td>catalog number for STK reagent kit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;">STK Primary Antibody Mix (DMAB tube)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32205</td>
			<td>catalog number for STK reagent kit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">FITC-conjugated Secondary Antibody</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32203</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">STK-MM1 tube (100X BSA)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32205</td>
			<td>catalog number for STK reagent kit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">STK Antibody Buffer</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">32205</td>
			<td>catalog number for STK reagent kit</td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Equipment</td>
			<td style="width:184px;"></td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">#11 Blades, sterile</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">3120030</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">#3 scalpel handles, sterile</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">08-913-5</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">100mm glass Petri dishes</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">08-748D</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Semicurved forceps</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">12-460-318</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Trypsinizing flask</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">10-042-12B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Magnetic stirrer</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">14-490-200</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">3/4&#34; stir bar</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td>14-512-125</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">B-D cell strainer&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">#352340</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">B-D 50ml Centrifuge tube</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Fisher</td>
			<td>#352098</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">PamStation 12</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">BioNavigator 6.0 kinomic analysis software&#160;</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Evolve Kinase Assay Software</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">UpKin App software (upstream kinase prediction)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">PamGene</td>
			<td style="width:119px;"></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">gentleMACS Dissociator</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Miltenyi Biotec</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">130-093-235</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr height="21">
			<td height="21" style="height:21px;width:343px;">Rotary Cell Culture System (RCCS)</td>
			<td style="width:184px;">Synthecon</td>
			<td style="width:119px;">RCCS-D</td>
			<td>with 10 mL disposable HARV</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

generation of microtumors using 3d human biogel culture system and patient-derived glioblastoma cells for kinomic profiling and drug response testing

The use of patient-derived xenografts for modeling cancers has provided important insight into cancer biology and drug responsiveness. However, they are time consuming, expensive, and labor intensive. To overcome these obstacles, many research groups have turned to spheroid cultures of cancer cells. While useful, tumor spheroids or aggregates do not replicate cell-matrix interactions as found in vivo. As such, three-dimensional (3D) culture approaches utilizing an extracellular matrix scaffold provide a more realistic model system for investigation. Starting from subcutaneous or intracranial xenografts, tumor tissue is dissociated into a single cell suspension akin to cancer stem cell neurospheres. These cells are then embedded into a human-derived extracellular matrix, 3D human biogel, to generate a large number of microtumors. Interestingly, microtumors can be cultured for about a month with high viability and can be used for drug response testing using standard cytotoxicity assays such as 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and live cell imaging using Calcein-AM. Moreover, they can be analyzed via immunohistochemistry or harvested for molecular profiling, such as array-based high-throughput kinomic profiling, which is detailed here as well. 3D microtumors, thus, represent a versatile high-throughput model system that can more closely replicate in vivo tumor biology than traditional approaches.

We have shown that 3D biogel culture system supports long-term growth and function of multiple cell types. In this collaborative project, patient-derived GBM xenolines (PDX) are used for producing hundreds of microtumors. Dissociated cells (3 x 105) or neurospheres (40 - 50) were embedded in biogel beads (2 mm) and after quick gelation they are cultured in a NB-media filled custom bioreactor. Cellular viability (Calcein-AM), growth profile (MTT), and kinomic activity array-base...

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Generation of Microtumors Using 3D Human Biogel Culture System and Patient-derived Glioblastoma Cells for Kinomic Profiling and Drug Response Testing

Patient-derived xenografts of glioblastoma multiforme can be miniaturized into living microtumors using 3D human biogel culture system. This in vivo-like 3D tumor assay is suitable for drug response testing and molecular profiling, including kinomic analysis.

The use of patient-derived xenografts for modeling cancers has provided important insight into cancer biology and drug responsiveness. However, they are ...

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