The organoids could be grown to contain cellular features of the original tissue samples, enabling them to better mimic what occurs in the body than two-dimensional cultures.
In patients with Luminal B tumors the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib along with hormonal therapy produced response rates similar to multi-agent chemotherapy.
The companies had agreed in early 2018 to collaborate on the development of technologies to support precision oncology initiatives, but Roche said "priorities" have changed.
The classifier, called PurIST, can be applied to various pancreatic cancer sample types and different gene expression platforms, which may improve its clinical applicability.
Microsoft is applying its Project Hanover AI to Jackson Laboratory's Clinical Knowledgebase to help tumor boards find appropriate therapies based on tumor mutations.
The data add to growing evidence supporting the use of HER2 therapy across solid tumors, though researchers find a difficult path to a tissue-agnostic approval.
Negative results in recent trials have highlighted the challenges that newer genomic test makers must overcome in proving methods for personalized CUP treatment.
