Many patient-derived tumor models have emerged recently. However, their potential to guide personalized drug selection remains unclear. Here, we report patient-derived tumor-like cell clusters (PTCs) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), capable of conducting 100-5,000 drug tests within 10 days. We have established 283 PTC models with an 81% success rate. PTCs contain primary tumor epithelium self-assembled with endogenous stromal and immune cells and show a high degree of similarity to the original tumors in phenotypic and genotypic features. Utilizing standardized culture and drug-response assessment protocols, PTC drug-testing assays reveal 89% overall consistency in prospectively predicting clinical outcomes, with 98.1% accuracy distinguishing complete/partial response from progressive disease. Notably, PTCs enable accurate prediction of clinical outcomes for patients undergoing anti-PD1 therapy by combining cell viability and IFN-g value assessments. These findings suggest that PTCs could serve as a valuable preclinical model for personalized medicine and basic research in NSCLC.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [82150005, T2288102, 81827809, 82372885, 82141117]; National Key Basic Research Project of China [2018YFA0108101]; Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Incubating Program [PX2020045]; Capital's Funds for Health Improvement and Research [2022-2-1023]; Wu Jieping Medical Foundation [320.6750.2021-16-19]; Guangzhou Life oasis public service center Research and exchange program in the field of health [1-35]; Beijing Xisike Clinical Oncology Research Foundation [Y-pierrefabre202101-0099]; PKU-Baidu Fund [2020BD018]; Science Foundation of Peking University Cancer Hospital