In the age of immunotherapy and single-cell genomic profiling, cancer biology requires novel in vitro and computational tools for investigating the tumor-immune interface in a proper spatiotemporal context. We describe protocols to exploit tumor-immune microfluidic co-cultures in 2D and 3D settings, compatible with dynamic, multiparametric monitoring of cellular functions.
De Ninno, A., Bertani, F. R., Gerardino, A., Schiavoni, G., Musella, M., Galassi, C., Mattei, F., Sistigu, A., Businaro, L. Microfluidic Co-Culture Models for Dissecting the Immune Response in in vitro Tumor Microenvironments. J. Vis. Exp. (170), e61895, doi:10.3791/61895 (2021).