[PDF][PDF] Organoid modeling of the tumor immune microenvironment

JT Neal, X Li, J Zhu, V Giangarra, CL Grzeskowiak, J Ju… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
JT Neal, X Li, J Zhu, V Giangarra, CL Grzeskowiak, J Ju, IH Liu, SH Chiou, AA Salahudeen
Cell, 2018cell.com
In vitro cancer cultures, including three-dimensional organoids, typically contain exclusively
neoplastic epithelium but require artificial reconstitution to recapitulate the tumor
microenvironment (TME). The co-culture of primary tumor epithelia with endogenous,
syngeneic tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) as a cohesive unit has been particularly
elusive. Here, an air-liquid interface (ALI) method propagated patient-derived organoids
(PDOs) from> 100 human biopsies or mouse tumors in syngeneic immunocompetent hosts …
Summary
In vitro cancer cultures, including three-dimensional organoids, typically contain exclusively neoplastic epithelium but require artificial reconstitution to recapitulate the tumor microenvironment (TME). The co-culture of primary tumor epithelia with endogenous, syngeneic tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) as a cohesive unit has been particularly elusive. Here, an air-liquid interface (ALI) method propagated patient-derived organoids (PDOs) from >100 human biopsies or mouse tumors in syngeneic immunocompetent hosts as tumor epithelia with native embedded immune cells (T, B, NK, macrophages). Robust droplet-based, single-cell simultaneous determination of gene expression and immune repertoire indicated that PDO TILs accurately preserved the original tumor T cell receptor (TCR) spectrum. Crucially, human and murine PDOs successfully modeled immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with anti-PD-1- and/or anti-PD-L1 expanding and activating tumor antigen-specific TILs and eliciting tumor cytotoxicity. Organoid-based propagation of primary tumor epithelium en bloc with endogenous immune stroma should enable immuno-oncology investigations within the TME and facilitate personalized immunotherapy testing.
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