Abstract LB250: Development of organoid raft cultures of cervical, breast and glioblastoma tumors as quick economical ex vivo human cancer models for pre-clinical drug evaluation

Background: In the past few years, 3D organoid cultures of patient-derived tumors or patient-derived xenografts have gained significant attention as faster and more economical ex vivo alternatives to animal models for the pre-clinical evaluation of therapeutics. We reported previously that raft cultures of ex vivo epithelial warts, normal human epithelia from various anatomic sites, as well as cancer cell lines (cervical and melanoma) grown at the liquid:air interface recapitulate parental tissue phenotypes. Here we describe adaptation of the above technique to develop Organoid Raft Culture (ORC) of tumors of various origin and validation as preclinical models for drug evaluation. Methods: A stromal equivalent (SE) consisting of buffered rat-tail collagen and J2 mouse fibroblasts was prepared in 24-well tissue culture plates. Freshly harvested tumors from patients or patient-derived xenografts of cervical cancers were minced to Citation Format: Nilam Sanjib Banerjee, Dianne W. Moore, Abhisek Gangrade, Donald J. Buchsbaum, Luise Burt Nabors, Thomas R. Broker, Louise T. Chow. Development of organoid raft cultures of cervical, breast and glioblastoma tumors as quick economical ex vivo human cancer models for pre-clinical drug evaluation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021; 2021 Apr 10-15 and May 17-21. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(13_Suppl):Abstract nr LB250.