Nature Publishes Landmark HCMI: 665 Cancer Organoids from 2,780 Patients Released
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-08-06
A landmark cancer research achievement was just published in Nature: the Human Cancer Models Initiative (HCMI).
- Scale: Over the course of 10 years, the project collected samples from 2,780 patients with the collaboration of 300+ scientists.
- Data Release: It announced the release of 665 organoids and other next-generation cancer models.
- Impact: All models are now available to the research community to accelerate cancer drug discovery by providing highly patient-representative models.
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