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#4656 Development of a 3D patient-derived extracellular matrix hydrogel model of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumour and mesenteric fibrosis

Introduction: The pathogenesis of mesenteric fibrosis in small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (SI-NETs) is poorly understood, limiting development of effective treatments and biomarkers. A major barrier to research is the lack of disease models.

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Authors: Hodgetts H, Martins M, Luong T, Hall A, Webster A,

Keywords: small intestine, neuroendocrine, 3D model, hydrogel, fibrosis,

#4647 Crosstalk between cancer-associated fibroblasts and small intestinal neuroendocrine tumour cells in a 3D spheroid model

Introduction: At diagnosis, over 50% of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours (SI-NETs) have metastasised to the mesentery where they often induce extensive fibrosis. Recent studies highlight the crucial interaction between SI-NET cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the pathogenesis of mesenteric fibrosis (MF).

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Authors: van der Slik E, Feelders R, van Koetsveld P, Iyer A, Hofland J,

Keywords: mesenteric fibrosis, small intestinal neuroendocrine tumour, CAF,

#4036 Metformin inhibits small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor proliferation in vivo

Introduction: Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) are rare and slow-growing, with most patients being diagnosed at a late stage with distant metastases. Metformin has been hypothesized as a potential anti-tumor agent by several studies in the past few years. This has been further confirmed by experimental studies in which metformin has inhibited cancer cell growth in different cancers, and we recently demonstrated that metformin treatment repressed the cell viability of SI-NET cells and inhibited the proliferation of cell spheroids.

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Authors: Axling F, Hellman P, Norlén O, Stålberg P, Barazeghi E,

Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasm, SI-NET, in vivo model, metformin, RNA-seq, miRNA-seq, xenograft,

#3630 Metformin suppresses small intestinal neuroendocrine tumor growth in vivo

Introduction: Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) are rare and slow growing, but most patients are diagnosed at a late stage with distance metastases. In the past few years, several studies have reported the anti-tumor activity of metformin in different cancers, and recently we showed that metformin treatment repressed cell viability of SI-NET cells and inhibited the growth of GOT1 spheroids.

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Authors: Barazeghi E, Axling F, Hellman P, Norlén O, Stålberg P,

Keywords: neuroendocrine tumor, metformin, SI-NET xenograft,

#3536 Comparison of drug sensitivity profiles of various NEN spheroids

Introduction: Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are rare cancers that arise from neuroendocrine cells. NENs are classified as well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs). Small bowel and pancreatic NETs (SBNET & PNETs) are generally slow-growing but commonly metastasize to the liver and become aggressive cancers. Little is known about the drug sensitivity profile of these 3 NENs due to the lack of cellular and animal models of these malignancies. Recently, we have developed a protocol to culture NEN cells from patient tumors as patient-derived spheroids (PDS) and showed expression of NEN markers. The rarity and slow growing features of these spheroids have been hindering drug screens with many compounds.

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Presenting Author: Ear P

Authors: Tran C, Luis B, Sherman S, Mudd J, Abusada E,

Keywords: NET, NEC, spheroid, drug screening, PDX model,