Current and Emerging 3D Models to Study Breast Cancer

Sophie Roberts, Sally Peyman, Valerie Speirs*

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Abstract

For decades 2D culture has been used to study breast cancer. In recent years, however, the importance of 3D culture to recapitulate the complexity of human disease has received attention. A breakthrough for 3D culture came as a result of a Nature editorial ‘Goodbye Flat Biology’ (Anonymous, Nature 424:861–861, 2003). Since then scientists have developed and implemented a range of different and more clinically relevant models, which are used to study breast cancer. In this chapter multiple different 3D models will be discussed including spheroids, microfluidic and bio-printed models and in silico models.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PublisherSpringer
Chapter22
Pages413-427
Number of pages15
Volume1152
ISBN (Electronic)9783030203016
ISBN (Print)9783030203009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume1152
ISSN (Print)0065-2598
ISSN (Electronic)2214-8019

Keywords

  • 3D
  • Bio-printing
  • Breast cancer
  • Microfluidics
  • Primary culture
  • Spheroids
  • Virtual pathology
  • bone metastasis
  • breast cancer statistics
  • breast cancer stem cells
  • tamoxifen
  • triple negative breast cancer
  • antibacterial drug resistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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