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Cancer Cell International
Published in: Cancer Cell International 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Breast Cancer | Primary research

Breast cancer organoids from a patient with giant papillary carcinoma as a high-fidelity model

Authors: Xuelu Li, Bo Pan, Xiaoqing Song, Ning Li, Dongyi Zhao, Man Li, Zuowei Zhao

Published in: Cancer Cell International | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Papillary carcinoma is an uncommon type of breast cancer. Additionally, patients with huge breast papillary carcinoma are extremely rare in clinical practice. To improve therapeutic effect on such patients, it is urgent to explore biologically and clinically relevant models of the disease to discover effective drugs.

Methods

We collected surgical tumor specimens from a 63-year-old Chinese woman who has been diagnosed breast papillary carcinoma. The tumor was more than 15 cm in diameter, and applied to establish patient-derived papillary carcinoma organoids that could continuously propagate for more than 6 months.

Results

The papillary carcinoma organoids matched the histological characteristics of orginal tumor by H&E staining identification, and maintained the expression of the breast cancer biomarkers by IHC, including estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) and antigen Ki-67 (Ki67). In addition, we performed a 3-D drug screening to examine the effects of endocrine drugs (Fulvestrant, Tamoxifen) and targeted therapy drugs (Palbociclib, Everolimus, BKM120) on breast papillary carcinoma in the mimic in vivo environment. The drug sensitivities of our breast papillary carcinoma organoids were investigated as follows, Fulvestrant (IC50 0.275 μmol), Palbociclib (IC50 2.21 μmol), BKM120 (IC50 3.81 μmol), Everolimus (IC50 4.45 μmol), Tamoxifen (IC50 19.13 μmol).

Conclusions

These results showed that an effective organoid platform for 3-D in vitro culture of breast cancer organoids from patients with breast papillary carcinoma could be used to identify possible treatments, and might be commonly applied to explore clinicopathological characteristics of breast papillary carcinoma.
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Metadata
Title
Breast cancer organoids from a patient with giant papillary carcinoma as a high-fidelity model
Authors
Xuelu Li
Bo Pan
Xiaoqing Song
Ning Li
Dongyi Zhao
Man Li
Zuowei Zhao
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Cancer Cell International / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2867
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12935-020-01171-5

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