Organoid cultures recapitulate esophageal adenocarcinoma heterogeneity providing a model for clonality studies and precision therapeutics

Nat Commun. 2018 Jul 30;9(1):2983. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05190-9.

Abstract

Esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) incidence is increasing while 5-year survival rates remain less than 15%. A lack of experimental models has hampered progress. We have generated clinically annotated EAC organoid cultures that recapitulate the morphology, genomic, and transcriptomic landscape of the primary tumor including point mutations, copy number alterations, and mutational signatures. Karyotyping of organoid cultures has confirmed polyclonality reflecting the clonal architecture of the primary tumor. Furthermore, subclones underwent clonal selection associated with driver gene status. Medium throughput drug sensitivity testing demonstrates the potential of targeting receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream mediators. EAC organoid cultures provide a pre-clinical tool for studies of clonal evolution and precision therapeutics.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / metabolism
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Clonal Evolution*
  • DNA Copy Number Variations
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inhibitory Concentration 50
  • Karyotyping
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mutation
  • Organoids / chemistry*
  • Precision Medicine
  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / genetics*
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Transcriptome

Substances

  • Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

Supplementary concepts

  • Adenocarcinoma Of Esophagus