Organoids study finds potential new treatment for pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors

The Organoid Group (Hubrecht Institute) and the Rare Cancers Genomics Team (IARC/WHO) found a way to grow samples of different types of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the lab. While generating their new model, the researchers discovered that some pulmonary NETs need the protein EGF to be able to grow. These types of tumors may, therefore, be treatable using inhibitors of the EGF receptor. The results were published in Cancer Cell on 11 December 2023.