Hyemin Kim, Jinho Jang, Jin Ho Choi, Joo Hye Song, Su Hyun Lee, Jiho Park, Si Kyong Ryoo, Eun Mi Lee, Hyoung-Oh Jeong, Seunghoon Kim, Se-Hoon Lee, Kwang Hyuck Lee, Kyu Taek Lee, Kyoung Mee Kim, Kee-Taek Jang, Hyunsook Lee, Semin Lee, Jong Kyun Lee, Joo Kyung Park
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has the worst survival rate among tumors. At the time of diagnosis, over 80 percent of PDACs are considered surgically unresectable, and there is an unmet need for treatment options in these inoperable PDACs. The study aimed to establish a patient-derived organoid (PDO) platform from endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) collected at diagnosis and to determine its clinical applicability for the timely treatment of unresectable PDAC...
March 4, 2024: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy