New in vitro platform predicts drug toxicity, improving cancer treatment safety

Lab platform models human organs to test cancer drug toxicity without animals

Overcoming acquired treatment resistance is one of the major challenges in the fight against cancer. While combination therapies hold promise, their toxicity to healthy tissue remains a major hurdle.

New in vitro platform predicts drug toxicity, improving cancer treatment safety

Overcoming acquired treatment resistance is one of the major challenges in the fight against cancer. While combination therapies hold promise, their toxicity to healthy tissue remains a major hurdle. To anticipate these risks, researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have developed in vitro models of the kidneys, liver, and heart - three organs particularly sensitive to such therapies.

A platform to test new cancer treatments

16.12.2025 - A team from the University of Geneva has developed in vitro organ models to test their sensitivity to novel cancer therapies. Overcoming acquired treatment resistance is one of the major challenges in the fight against cancer.