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Organoid cultures recapitulate esophageal adenocarcinoma heterogeneity providing a model for clonality studies and precision therapeutics

Abstract:
Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) incidence is increasing while 5-year survival rates remain less than 15%. A lack of experimental models has hampered progress. We have generated clinically annotated EAC organoid cultures that recapitulate the morphology, genomic, and transcriptomic landscape of the primary tumor including point mutations, copy number alterations, and mutational signatures. Karyotyping of organoid cultures has confirmed polyclonality reflecting the clonal architecture of the primary tumor. Furthermore, subclones underwent clonal selection associated with driver gene status. Medium throughput drug sensitivity testing demonstrates the potential of targeting receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream mediators. EAC organoid cultures provide a pre-clinical tool for studies of clonal evolution and precision therapeutics.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41467-018-05190-9

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Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Journal:
Nature Communications More from this journal
Volume:
9
Issue:
1
Pages:
2983
Publication date:
2018-07-30
Acceptance date:
2018-06-22
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ISSN:
2041-1723
Pmid:
30061675


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English
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pubs:892105
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uuid:74fe1904-22ce-4939-8f48-d8d276fa928c
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pubs:892105
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892105
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2018-08-02

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