Gliamimic: a longitudinal, multimodal in vitro platform for evaluating glioblastoma treatment response and post-treatment tumor progression in patient-derived organoids or spheroids
By: Camenisch, Selina, Bell, Luisa, Stokar-Regenscheit, Nadine, Char, Natalia Vélez, Jochum, Wolfram, Heinze, Simon, Zeitlberger, Anna Maria, Hundsberger, Thomas, Neidert, Marian, Wick, Peter, Ayala-Nunez, Vanesa

BioMed Central
2026-09-01; doi: 10.1186/s13046-026-03816-1

Abstract

Treatment resistance and recurrence continue to define the clinical landscape of glioblastoma (GBM), yet their study is limited by traditional in vitro frameworks that fail to capture long-term treatment dynamics and tumor evolution. Here we present GliaMimic, a longitudinal in vitro platform incorporating irradiation and multi-dose temozolomide (TMZ). Using patient-derived organoids (PDOs) and cell line-derived spheroids, tumor progression and treatment response were monitored non-invasively over four weeks. Substantial declines in metabolic activity and viability at clinically relevant TMZ concentrations (≤ 10 µM) emerge only after prolonged exposure, whereas short-term assays captured effects only at supraphysiological doses. Notably, PDOs, patient-derived spheroids, and their cell line-derived counterparts exhibited distinct patterns of treatment response and tumor progression, underscoring the importance of model selection in preclinical studies. Following treatment cessation, the platform captured distinct, patient-specific post-treatment tumor behaviors with persistent viable and metabolically active populations across all models with more pronounced changes in PDOs. By moving beyond static molecular diagnostics, GliaMimic provides a longitudinal in vitro treatment evaluation platform for preclinical testing.







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