3D printed microfluidic device simulates tumor response to treatment

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT; MA, USA) have developed a 3D printed device that can model the effect of cancer treatments on biopsied tissue, allowing clinicians to better determine how an individual will respond to a specific treatment. Currently, finding the right cancer treatment relies on a trial and error method, testing many different therapeutics before finding one that works for the patient; a timely and expensive method that is often invasive and distressing to patients. Prior studies in the area have developed methods of growing artificial tumors in order to test the efficacy of cancer therapeutics such...