3D Cell Culture Cancer Models: Development and Applications 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is the second edition of the previous one, "3D Cell Culture Cancer Models: Development and Applications" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cancers/special_issues/3D_Cell_Culture_Cancer_Models).

Despite the advances in treatment, cancer is still among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Therefore, the need for new patient-derived cancer models to improve personalized therapy is critical. Due to their ability to recapitulate the structural and functional aspects of their matched organs, 3D cell culture cancer models have received huge attention from a variety of specialized fields, including cell biology, molecular biology, chemistry, physics, engineering and nanotechnology This Special Issue aims to bring together scientists and physicians to discuss the state-of-the-art in in vitro cancer modeling. The goal is to highlight those approaches that will drive future research in the study of 3D cell culture cancer models for personalized drug sensitivity testing or to study tumor cell physiology.

Reviews, articles and protocols that explore advanced materials and methods to generate 3D in vitro tumor models that mimic the native heterogeneity and the three-dimensionality of their in vivo counterparts are welcome.

Dr. Loretta L. del Mercato
Dr. Enza Lonardo
Guest Editors

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