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Bioprinting of Hydrogel Tumor Slices as a 3D Model for Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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2025
This protocol provides a detailed description of the generation, culture, and analysis of mantle cell lymphoma in 3D printed hydrogel tumor slices.
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Tissue Engineering of a Human 3D in vitro Tumor Test System
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2013
Methods to create human 3D tumor tissues as test systems are described. These technologies are based on a decellularized Biological Vascularized Scaffold (BioVaSc), primary human cells and a tumor cell line, which can be cultured under static as well as under dynamic conditions in a flow bioreactor.
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Three-Dimensional (3D) Tumor Spheroid Invasion Assay
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Cited by 222 •
2015
Invasion of surrounding normal tissues is a defining characteristic of malignant tumors. We provide here a simple, semi-automated micro-plate assay of invasion into a natural 3D biomatrix that has been exemplified with a number of models of advanced human cancers.
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Preparing Organoids from Tumors: A 3D In Vitro Tumor Model
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2023
Organoids derived from tumors are a type of 3D cell culture model that can maintain the pathological features and organ-specific cell lineage of tumors. In the example protocol, we will see scientists generate organoids from a prostate tumor from a genetically engineered mouse model.
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Multianimal Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Tumor Measurements in Pancreatic Cancer Mouse Models
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2026
This protocol uses a multichamber bed for parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of up to four animals to detect pancreatic adenocarcinoma tumors in genetically engineered mouse models. This multianimal MRI protocol is fast and cost-effective for detecting and measuring tumors, facilitating animal selection for preclinical studies and longitudinal monitoring of tumor growth.
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Three-dimensional reconstruction preserves relationships across multiple image slices or signals, allowing researchers to examine tumor architecture spatially rather than as isolated sections. This view can clarify tissue boundaries, the distribution of cells, and the arrangement of blood vessels. As a result, features such as structural irregularity and regional variation become easier to relate to tumor behavior.
Spatial information helps distinguish different regions within the same tumor instead of treating it as uniform tissue. By mapping cell distribution and surrounding structures, 3D tumor imaging supports analysis of heterogeneity, meaning biological variation across tumor regions. This matters because researchers can connect localized patterns with growth, invasion, or interactions between the tumor and nearby tissue.
Volumetric data shows how tumor boundaries and nearby tissues relate throughout a three-dimensional space. Researchers can use these spatial relationships to examine whether tumor structures extend into or interact with surrounding tissue. That context is difficult to preserve in isolated two-dimensional views, making reconstructed models useful for investigating invasion as a spatial biological process.
The reconstruction stage combines collected image slices or signals into a coherent three-dimensional model. This process organizes information from methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or microscopy so that cellular distribution, tissue boundaries, and blood vessels can be examined together. The resulting model provides a spatial framework for analyzing tumor architecture and biological relationships.
Researchers can compare tumor models or imaging results to investigate changes in tumor structure and organization during treatment assessment. The three-dimensional view provides context for interpreting alterations in cell distribution, tissue boundaries, or blood-vessel arrangement rather than relying only on a two-dimensional appearance. These observations can support evaluation of how a tumor responds within its surrounding tissue context.
Three-dimensional models connect biomarker analysis with the spatial organization of tumor tissue. They can help researchers examine whether biological features occur in particular tumor regions or alongside specific architectural patterns. The same spatially informed approach supports development of more representative laboratory models, contributing to cancer research and precision medicine by better reflecting tumor organization and its tissue interactions.