Systematic functional drug testing in patient-derived models reveals ex vivo sensitivities associated with clinical outcome in rare solid tumors
Jasmina Paluncic, Zunamys Itzell Carrero, Lilly KS Fischer, Juliana P Schulz, Dorothea Hanf, Attila Jády, Fatima GutierrezTenorio, Anna Klimova, Claudia Dagostino, Isabell Wolf, Melanie Hüther, Maximilian Werner, Parham Pourabbas Tahvildari, Sara Hrabovska, Maria G Santos, , Claudia R. Ball
This study develops an ex vivo drug sensitivity testing platform for rare solid tumors and finds that high in vitro sensitivity correlates with clinical benefit and progression-free survival.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology