Author Spotlight: Establishing a Murine Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Model for Developing Nanoformulations of Anticancer Drugs

Our research focused on developing nanoformulations of anticancer drugs. In order to evaluate anticancer activities, we established this murine non-small cell lung cancer model by inoculation of multicellular spheroids. We aim to validate this model's ability to replicate clinical stages, drug tumor progression, reflux imaging, and response to therapeutic treatments.

We aim to establish a more clinically relevant model of non-small cell lung cancer. Traditional model using subcutaneous inoculation of 2D cell suspension lack the fidelity to a tumor microenvironment and disease progression. By utilizing multicellular spheroids and orthotopic inoculation, we bridge this gap, better mimicking non-small cell lung cancer complexity and therapy response.

With this orthotopic animal model, we have opened avenues to investigate non-small cell lung cancer tumor microenvironment and screen normal molecule for anticancer activity. Our finding paved the way for deeper exploration into tumor biology and the developments of anticancer therapies.