Koedoot Esmee, van der Meer Dieudonné J, van Altena Anne M, Ceton Lieke J, Sijsenaar Timothy J P, Montero Marta G, Grillet Fanny, Piek Jurgen M J, Bekkers Ruud L M, van der Vorst Maurice J D L, Huijben Auke M T, Baalbergen Astrid, Voogdt Kevin G J A, Verhoeven Loes, Smedts Huberdina P M, Weber Klaus, Hazelbag Hans Marten, Bosse Tjalling, van Persijn-van Meerten Els L, de Kroon Cornelis D, Price Leo, Vader Willemijn, Kroep Judith R, Ottevanger Nelleke P B
VitroScan, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Medical Center, Gynaecologische Oncology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
NPJ Precis Oncol. 2025 Aug 30;9(1):306. doi: 10.1038/s41698-025-01080-8.
Around 20% of patients with primary high-grade ovarian cancer do not respond to chemotherapy, but predictive biomarkers are lacking. The purpose of the current study is to establish and clinically validate an ex vivo 3D micro-tumour testing platform that predicts patient-specific response to standard of care chemotherapy. 104 ovarian cancer patients with malignant ascites were included in the study. Micro-tumours enriched from ascites were exposed to standard of care chemo- and targeted therapies, imaged using a high-content 3D screening platform. Morphological features were extracted for sensitivity profiling. A linear regression model was trained to predict the patient's CA125 decay rates, which were correlated to clinical outcomes (patient CA125 decay rate, change in tumour size, and progression-free survival). Isolated micro-tumours recapitulated ovarian cancer markers. A significant correlation (R = 0.77) between predicted and clinical CA125 rates was observed. Patients with predicted high ex vivo sensitivity to carboplatin/paclitaxel demonstrated significantly increased PFS and decreased tumour size. Complementary, patient-specific response profiles for second-line therapies were calculated and presented in integrated reports. In conclusion, an ex vivo 3D micro-tumour testing platform was established that predicted clinical response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer patients and measured patient-specific responses to second-line therapies as a proof-of-concept. The platform enabled stratification of responders vs non-responders and has the potential to support informed treatment decisions after prospective validation. Results are generated within 2 weeks after sample collection, aligning with the clinical time frame for treatment decision-making.
约20%的原发性高级别卵巢癌患者对化疗无反应,但缺乏预测性生物标志物。本研究的目的是建立并在临床上验证一个体外3D微肿瘤检测平台,该平台可预测患者对标准护理化疗的特异性反应。104例伴有恶性腹水的卵巢癌患者纳入本研究。从腹水中富集的微肿瘤接受标准护理化疗和靶向治疗,使用高内涵3D筛选平台进行成像。提取形态学特征以进行敏感性分析。训练线性回归模型以预测患者的CA125衰减率,其与临床结果(患者CA125衰减率、肿瘤大小变化和无进展生存期)相关。分离的微肿瘤重现了卵巢癌标志物。观察到预测的和临床的CA125率之间存在显著相关性(R = 0.77)。预测对卡铂/紫杉醇体外敏感性高的患者显示无进展生存期显著延长且肿瘤大小减小。作为补充,计算了二线治疗的患者特异性反应谱并在综合报告中呈现。总之,建立了一个体外3D微肿瘤检测平台,该平台可预测卵巢癌患者对新辅助化疗的临床反应,并作为概念验证测量患者对二线治疗的特异性反应。该平台能够区分反应者和无反应者,并且在前瞻性验证后有可能支持明智的治疗决策。结果在样本采集后2周内生成,与治疗决策的临床时间框架一致。
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