Species: human - female, 43 years old, Mongoloid
Tumorigenecity: yes, in nude mouse
Histopathology: adenocarcinoma
Differentiation: poorly differentiated
Note: This cell line was derived from a 4th passage nude mouse xenograft of tumor fragments obtained from a patient prior to therapy. This cell line is a pseudodiploid human cell line an and has a high concentration of receptors for EGF. This cell line has lost both chromosomes 8 and 11 while SNU-C2A has lost only chromosome 11. Penicillin-streptomycin were added to culture media (final concentration, 100 U/mL)