Original article title
A patient-derived organ-on-a-chip platform for predicting chemotherapy response in locally advanced colorectal cancer.
Takeaway
Researchers created eight patient-specific colorectal tumor chips and identified different chemotherapy-response patterns. Limited follow-up supported further study, but this small feasibility project does not establish that chip-guided treatment improves survival.
Keep in mind
Preliminary laboratory platform with small clinical follow-up.
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