Patient-derived organoids in hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer research: Their uses and limitations.
Jacobs, Sam Butterworth, William Griffiths, Ewen A
Jacobs, Sam
Butterworth, William
Griffiths, Ewen A
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University of Birmingham; University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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2025-09-28
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In this letter, we discuss the highlights of the paper by Hu , including how patient-derived organoids may be beneficial to hepatobiliary pancreatic research. The article provides a review of how organoids can be used in drug sensitivity testing; looking at ways in which successful organoids are created. The literature included in the review revealed heterogeneity in organoid establishment including some differences between organoids from resected tumours compared with liquid biopsies. Additional research is required in creating organoids from liquid biopsies and optimizing these techniques for widespread clinical practice. The article raises awareness of limitations of organoids with suggestions of how co-culture or microfluid platforms may help to simulate the tumour microenvironment for better model fidelity. The article provides a comprehensive review of how organoids are being used in drug testing and ideas about how to harvest or produce these in future.
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Jacobs S, Butterworth W, Griffiths EA. Patient-derived organoids in hepatobiliary pancreatic cancer research: Their uses and limitations. World J Gastroenterol. 2025 Sep 28;31(36):110684. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i36.110684.
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