Our 3D-printed mould platform allows for ex vivo sampling of MRI identified and previously biopsied prostate cancer at the time of RARP. The native, cancerous tissue may then be used to advance further research. The potential applications for a platform that can reliably sample living prostate cancer tissue are numerous, including the ability to advance future cancer research as well as other solid-organ malignancies with targetable lesions.
Du et al. (2026) studied this question.