3D engineered patient-derived xenograft tumors to recapitulate the obese colorectal cancer tumor microenvironment

  • Iman Hassani
  • , Benjamin Anbiah
  • , Bulbul Ahmed
  • , Nicole L. Habbit
  • , Michael W. Greene
  • , Elizabeth A. Lipke

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Abstract

Statement of Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains the third most prevalent cancer and cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women in the United States. Consistent evidence from epidemiological studies indicates that obesity is associated with greater risk of CRC. However, the precise molecular mechanisms by which obesity favors the occurrence of neoplastic and malignant transformation have not been fully elucidated, in part because relevant experimental models are lacking. In this study, we have established an in vitro model of the obese, insulin resistant tumor microenvironment using patient-derived xenograft (PDX) CRC cells and investigated the ability of our model to recapitulate an in vivo obese model of orthotopically implanted PDX CRC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSociety for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019
Subtitle of host publicationThe Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence - Transactions of the 42nd Annual Meeting
PublisherSociety for Biomaterials
Pages410
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)9781510883901
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence - Seattle, United States
Duration: 3 Apr 20196 Apr 2019

Publication series

NameTransactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium
Volume40
ISSN (Print)1526-7547

Conference

Conference42nd Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting and Exposition 2019: The Pinnacle of Biomaterials Innovation and Excellence
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySeattle
Period3/04/196/04/19

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