Department of Microphysiological Systems, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard Karls University-Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen, 72770 Reutlingen, Germany.
Department of Microphysiological Systems, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, Eberhard Karls University-Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany.
Cell Stem Cell. 2024 Jul 5;31(7):989-1002.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.04.018. Epub 2024 May 15.
Physiologically relevant human models that recapitulate the challenges of solid tumors and the tumor microenvironment (TME) are highly desired in the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell field. We developed a breast cancer-on-chip model with an integrated endothelial barrier that enables the transmigration of perfused immune cells, their infiltration into the tumor, and concomitant monitoring of cytokine release during perfused culture over a period of up to 8 days. Here, we exemplified its use for investigating CAR-T cell efficacy and the ability to control the immune reaction with a pharmacological on/off switch. Additionally, we integrated primary breast cancer organoids to study patient-specific CAR-T cell efficacy. The modular architecture of our tumor-on-chip paves the way for studying the role of other cell types in the TME and thus provides the potential for broad application in bench-to-bedside translation as well as acceleration of the preclinical development of CAR-T cell products.
在嵌合抗原受体 (CAR)-T 细胞领域,人们非常希望能有一种生理相关的人类模型,可以重现实体瘤和肿瘤微环境 (TME) 的挑战。我们开发了一种带有集成内皮屏障的乳腺癌芯片模型,使灌注免疫细胞能够迁移,浸润到肿瘤中,并在灌注培养过程中监测细胞因子的释放,时间长达 8 天。在这里,我们举例说明了它在研究 CAR-T 细胞疗效和使用药理学开/关开关控制免疫反应方面的应用。此外,我们还整合了原发性乳腺癌类器官,以研究患者特异性 CAR-T 细胞的疗效。我们的肿瘤芯片的模块化架构为研究 TME 中其他细胞类型的作用铺平了道路,从而为临床前 CAR-T 细胞产品的开发提供了广泛的应用和加速转化的潜力。
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