Luxembourg Institute of Health - Gliomas

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Within the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), the NORLUX Neuro-Oncology laboratory is specialized in brain tumor research with a major emphasis on the biology of malit gliomas, in particular the most aggressive form - Glioblastoma. NORLUX aims to translate acquired research-based knowledge into preclinical and clinical applications.

The NORLUX laboratory have a longstanding expertise in generating brain tumor patient-derived orthotopic PDXs (PDOXs). Glioma PDOXs are derived from 3D organoid cultures established from patient tumor tissue, followed by an efficient orthotopic PDXing. We have developed > 40 Glioblastoma PDXs, including longitudinal models from patients prior and after treatment. We also established PDOXs from grade III/IV gliomas carrying IDH1 R132H mutation. We have performed a detailed molecular and morphological characterization, including histopathological assessment, genetic aberrations and mutations (array-CGH, targeted DNA sequencing), DNA methylation and gene expression. NORLUX models are applicable for preclinical drug testing in vitro (3D organoids) and in vivo.

NORLUX is a member of the EurOPDX Consortium. EurOPDX is supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No. 731105 EDIReX.