Method Profile

Paired Synovial Sarcoma Organoid and Vascularized-Chip Drug Responses

Compare tumor viability and vascular-network responses after adding fibroblasts and endothelial cells to patient-derived synovial sarcoma organoids.

Tumor ModelsOrgan Chips
Control panel of a CO₂ cell-culture incubator.
Control panel of a CO₂ cell-culture incubator. (Darja.Lavogina, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Research Applications

Study stromal–vascular contributions to chemotherapy and antiangiogenic drug activity.

Model & Design

Patient-derived synovial sarcoma organoids and cancer-associated fibroblasts combined with human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Experimental Format

Matched conventional organoids and perfused vascularized chips, with parallel tumor-viability and vascular-network measurements.

Model Components

  • Component

    Tumor models

    Description

    Synovial sarcoma organoid lines established within a 24-line collection.

  • Component

    Microenvironment

    Description

    Patient-derived cancer-associated fibroblasts and laboratory-source HUVECs.

  • Component

    Drugs

    Description

    Doxorubicin alone or with ifosfamide or anlotinib; additional pazopanib and vorinostat comparisons.

Measurements & Endpoints

  • Concentration-response IC50 and tumor viability
  • Vessel area, junction number and total vessel length
  • Treatment-associated transcriptional programs

Analysis

Compare matched patient-derived cultures across formats, then relate tumor response to vascular disruption and the relevant molecular measurements.

Published Evidence

  • Study Design

    Paired tumor-only and stromal–vascular drug testing.

    Study Sample

    Three paired models in the doxorubicin IC50 table; one representative clinical comparison.

    Comparison

    Conventional organoids versus the vascularized chip, with single-agent and combination conditions.

    Finding

    The chip was less sensitive to doxorubicin; anlotinib increased sensitivity in a subset and disrupted vascular networks.

    Interpretation & Limits
    • HUVECs do not reproduce each tumor’s microvascular endothelium.
    • The single clinical case is exploratory, and the model lacks a functional immune compartment.

Sources

  1. Patient-derived vascularized organoid-on-a-chip model for therapeutic response assessment in synovial sarcoma. npj Precision Oncology. 2026. DOI: 10.1038/s41698-026-01706-5 ↗