Establishment of cell lines from tumor samples and abdominal fluids of ovarian carcinoma patients

Nguyen Thuy Linh, Nguyen Van Do, Tran Ngoc Dung, Nguyen Linh Toan, Ngo Thu Hang, Dang Thanh Chung

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An experimental study on 50 samples from tumor and abdominal fluid of ovarian carcinoma patients was performed at K - Tan Trieu Hospital and 103 Military Hospital from December 2019 to March 2021. The purpose of this study is to establish and proliferate human cancer cell lines. Results: 100% of the samples adhered to the bottom, 28% of which had tumor cells growing with high cell density reaching over 80% of the culture plate area. The average time of first cell separation was 11.46 ± 8.07 days and the average number of separations was 2 ± 1.5. After the growth cycle, 16% of all samples were well-developed and all of them were of high-grade serous type. Tumor cells death are triggered when patient samples containing scarce tumor cells (44.7%), self-regressing tumor cells (26.1%) and bacterial or fungal infection (21.1%). The average percentage of tumor cell lines with CD46 expression was 72.65%. Conclusion: The study successfully established and proliferated tumor cell lines from patients diagnosed with ovarian carcinoma, and compared with other types, the cell lines from high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma had the most potential proliferation.

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