Doerfler Rose, Chen Jie, Kim Carl, Smith Joshua D, Harris Micah, Singh Krishna B, Isett Brian, Dadey Rebekah E, Brown Daniel D, Lee Adrian V, Wang Xuefeng, Spector Matthew E, Kim Seungwon, Sridharan Shaum, Contrera Kevin, Smith Katelyn, Reeder Carly, Lyons Maureen, Luo Jianhua, Liu Silvia, Zandberg Dan P, Skinner Heath D, Zervantonakis Ioannis K, Vujanović Lazar, Ferris Robert L, Seethala Raja R, Zevallos José P, Luke Jason J, Bao Riyue
Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 26:2025.06.24.660824. doi: 10.1101/2025.06.24.660824.
Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) are emerging as advanced 3D novel alternative method (NAM) preclinical models, offering significant advantages over traditional cell lines and monolayer cultures for therapeutic development. In this study, we established PDOs from surgically resected fresh tissues of human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) across anatomical sites, tumor T-categories, and sample types. These PDOs faithfully recapitulate the tumor's pathology, mutational profile, and drug response. To enable rapid classification of PDO identity, we developed a new convolutional neural network (CNN) model, TransferNet-PDO, which accurately distinguished tumor normal PDOs in culture using digital histopathology images (AUC≥0.88). PDOs maintained stable cultures and were cryopreserved between passages 5 and 12. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining (PanCK, p63, Cytokeratin 13, Ki67) confirmed squamous phenotype and histologic aggression of the original tumor. For tumors harboring mutations by whole-exome sequencing (WES), PDOs retained the corresponding p53 functional status as confirmed by IHC (enhanced or loss of expression). Somatic mutational landscape revealed that PDOs preserved driver somatic mutations, copy number variations (CNVs), and clonal architecture including low-prevalence subclones. Drug sensitivity assessment of PDOs showed that cisplatin reduced cell viability, whereas cetuximab and lenvatinib had minimal effects. Chemoradiation led to greater tumor organoid killing compared to radiation or chemotherapy alone. This study presents an integrated HNSCC PDO platform combining tissue biobanking, organoid establishment, multi-omics characterization, functional drug screening, and AI-driven histopathologic classification, providing a comprehensive and scalable system for translational cancer research.
患者来源的类器官(PDO)正作为一种先进的3D新型替代方法(NAM)临床前模型崭露头角,在治疗开发方面比传统细胞系和单层培养具有显著优势。在本研究中,我们从人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)阴性头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)手术切除的新鲜组织中,跨越解剖部位、肿瘤T分类和样本类型建立了PDO。这些PDO忠实地再现了肿瘤的病理学、突变谱和药物反应。为了实现对PDO身份的快速分类,我们开发了一种新的卷积神经网络(CNN)模型TransferNet-PDO,该模型使用数字组织病理学图像在培养中准确区分肿瘤和正常PDO(AUC≥0.88)。PDO保持稳定培养,并在第5至12代之间进行冷冻保存。免疫组织化学(IHC)染色(PanCK、p63、细胞角蛋白13、Ki67)证实了原始肿瘤的鳞状表型和组织学侵袭性。对于通过全外显子组测序(WES)发现有突变的肿瘤,IHC证实PDO保留了相应的p53功能状态(表达增强或缺失)。体细胞突变图谱显示,PDO保留了驱动体细胞突变、拷贝数变异(CNV)和克隆结构,包括低频率亚克隆。PDO的药物敏感性评估表明,顺铂降低了细胞活力,而西妥昔单抗和乐伐替尼的作用最小。与单独放疗或化疗相比,放化疗导致更多肿瘤类器官死亡。本研究提出了一个综合的HNSCC PDO平台,该平台结合了组织生物样本库、类器官建立、多组学表征、功能药物筛选和人工智能驱动的组织病理学分类,为转化癌症研究提供了一个全面且可扩展的系统。
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