Species: human - male, 60 years old, Black
Tumorigenecity: yes, in nude mice; forms tumors with typical small cell carcinoma histology
Isoenzyme: G6PD, A; PGM3, 1; PGM1, 1; ES-D, 1; Me-2, 1; GLO-1, 1-2; AK-1, 1
Histopathology: small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
Note: this cell line is aneuploid; will form colonies in soft agar; it retains small cell carcinoma morphology and ultrastructure as well as APUD cell characteristics; NCI-H128 cells do well on a rotary shaker flask at 70 to 80 rpm at 37C