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Organoid Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Summary
A promising tool to elucidate the molecular characteristics of HCC are patient-derived organoids (PDOs), three-dimensional cultures of cells that self-organise according to tissue-specific patterns and can be used to test the susceptibility of a specific tumour to anticancer agents. In this study, PDOs for HCC will be developed that closely resemble the tumour microenvironment in vivo and mimic the crosstalk of the gut-liver axis to establish a correlation with patient prognosis and test the efficacy of available systemic therapies.
Official title: Organoid Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma to Test Treatment Efficacy, Exploring Correlations With Tumor Microenvironment and Gut-liver-tumor Axis.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2026-08-31
Last Updated
2025-09-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
organoids models
Enrolled patients will undergo liver biopsy with sampling of tumor tissue and adjacent nontumor liver parenchyma. Alternatively, patients who are candidates for surgical resection of HCC will be enrolled. The tumor tissue obtained will be used partly for histological confirmation of HCC and then included in kerosene, partly used for organoid construction, and the nontumor tissue will be used solely for organoids. Genomic and transcriptomic changes resulting from the integration of PDO of HCC with the gut microbiota and host immune cells derived from the patient will be evaluated. In addition, PDOs from HCC will be tested for the efficacy of systemic therapies (ICI and TKI) and understand possible modifying co-factors.
Locations (1)
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC CEMAD, Largo A. Gemelli, 8
Roma, Italy