Researchers use 3D bioprinted tumor models to transform cancer treatment

The SDSU Tambasco Lab’s lifelike models work to improve radiation treatment while mentoring students in cutting-edge medical physics.

By creating 3D models of tumors, the lab can better study the intricacies of these cancerous clumps of cells. Researchers form the tumor models with cutting-edge bioprinting technology, which produces standardized models with the properties and functions of real cells, allowing for a more realistic and accurate way to study and test treatments.

“A lot of radiotherapy is based off two-dimensional cell models, which don’t capture a lot of the immune and vascular effects that a tumor model would,” said Harry Glazebrook, medical physics master’s student in the College of Sciences.

Read more about Researchers using 3D bioprinted tumor models on SDSU Newscenter.