Establishment of patient-derived 3D in vitro models of sarcomas: literature review and guidelines on behalf of the FORTRESS working group

Sarcomas are a large family of rare and heterogeneous mesenchymal tumors, which respond poorly to available systemic treatments. Translation of preclinical findings into clinical applications has been slow, limiting improvements in patients’ outcomes and ultimately highlighting the need for a better...

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Main Authors: De Cock, Lore (Author) , Palubeckaitė, Ieva (Author) , Bersani, Francesca (Author) , Faehling, Tobias (Author) , Pasquali, Sandro (Author) , Umbaugh, Sam (Author) , Meister, Michael Torsten (Author) , Danks, Molly R. (Author) , Manasterski, Piotr (Author) , Miallot, Richard (Author) , Krumbholz, Manuela (Author) , Roohani, Siyer (Author) , Heymann, Dominique (Author) , Cidre-Aranaz, Florencia (Author) , Wozniak, Agnieszka (Author) , Schöffski, Patrick (Author) , Bovée, Judith V. M. G. (Author) , Merlini, Alessandra (Author) , Venneker, Sanne (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: July 2025
In: Neoplasia
Year: 2025, Volume: 65, Pages: 1-17
ISSN:1476-5586
DOI:10.1016/j.neo.2025.101171
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2025.101171
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Author Notes:Lore De Cock, Ieva Palubeckaitė, Francesca Bersani, Tobias Faehling, Sandro Pasquali, Sam Umbaugh, Michael Torsten Meister, Molly R. Danks, Piotr Manasterski, Richard Miallot, Manuela Krumbholz, Siyer Roohani, Dominique Heymann, Florencia Cidre-Aranaz, Agnieszka Wozniak, Patrick Schöffski, Judith V. M. G. Bovée, Alessandra Merlini, Sanne Venneker
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Summary:Sarcomas are a large family of rare and heterogeneous mesenchymal tumors, which respond poorly to available systemic treatments. Translation of preclinical findings into clinical applications has been slow, limiting improvements in patients’ outcomes and ultimately highlighting the need for a better understanding of sarcoma biology to develop more effective, subtype-specific therapies. To this end, reliable preclinical models are crucial, but the development of 3D in vitro sarcoma models has been lagging behind that of epithelial cancers. This is primarily due to the rarity and heterogeneity of sarcomas, and lack of widespread knowledge regarding the optimal growth conditions of these in vitro models. In this review, we provide an overview of currently available sarcoma tumoroid models, together with guidelines and suggestions for model development and characterization, on behalf of the FORTRESS (Forum For Translational Research in Sarcomas) international research working group on 3D sarcoma models.
Item Description:Gesehen am 27.10.2025
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1476-5586
DOI:10.1016/j.neo.2025.101171