Nicolò Fortuna

Mr. Nicolò Fortuna

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 November 2020 in Cancers
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FAFrancesco Andreatta
Francesco Andreatta
GBGiulia Beccaceci
Giulia Beccaceci
NFNicolò Fortuna
Nicolò Fortuna
MCMartina Celotti
Martina Celotti
DFDario De Felice
Dario De Felice
Alessandro AlaimoAlessandro Alaimo
Alessandro Alaimo
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most frequent and aggressive type of glioma. The lack of reliable GB models, together with its considerable clinical heterogeneity, has impaired a comprehensive investigation of the mechanisms that lead to tumorigenesis, cancer progression, and response to treatments. Recently, 3D cultures have opened the possibility to overcome these challenges and cerebral organoids are emerging as a leading-edge tool in GB research. The opportunity to easily engineer brain organoids via gene editing and to perform co-cultures with patient-derived tumor spheroids has enabled the analysis of cancer development in a context that better mimics brain tissue architecture. Moreover, the establishment of biobanks from GB patient-derived organoids represents a crucial starting point to improve precision medicine therapies. This review exemplifies relevant aspects of 3D models of glioblastoma, with a specific focus on organoids and their involvement in basic and translational research.