The impact of extracellular matrix on the precision medicine utility of pancreatic cancer patient-derived organoids

Organoids are cultivated in extracellular matrix from different basement membrane extracts (BMEs) that are most commonly acquired commercially. However, the impact of different sources and lots of BMEs on organoid drug response is unknown. Here, we tested the impact of BME source and lot on proliferation, chemotherapy and targeted therapy drug response, and global gene expression in mouse and human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma organoids. Both mouse and human organoids displayed increased proliferation in Matrigel (Corning) compared to Cultrex (RnD) and UltiMatrix (RnD). However, we observed no substantial impact on drug response when organoids were cultured in Matrigel, Cultrex, or UltiMatrix. We also did not observe major shifts in gene expression across the different BME sources. Overall design: Comparative gene expression profiling analysis of RNA-seq data for three human pancreas organoids and three mouse pancreas organoids grown in five different basement membrane extracts.