CancerTools cell lines now solely available from CancerTools.org.
CancerTools.org offers a large range of new and well-established cancer cell lines manufactured to high quality standards in our new state of the art laboratory facility. These authenticated cell lines cover key research areas including ovarian, colorectal, bladder and breast cancer fields. They have received extensive peer-review, with numerous publications from leading cancer researchers worldwide.
We would like to thank ECACC for their support producing and supplying these important resources on behalf of CancerTools.org for the last 15 years.
Our collection of popular cell lines available from CancerTools.org includes cornerstones for diverse cancer types such as:
Bladder cancer, featuring the popular human urothelial UM-UC series, which includes lines able to induce tumours in immunodeficient mice, e.g. UM-UC-14, UM-UC-6 and UM-UC-9 cell lines, with different karyotypes and susceptibility to adenoviral-mediated gene transduction.
Ovarian cancer, comprising the A2780 line widely used in toxicity testing and cancer genetic studies, and its isogenic drug-resistant derivatives. Our collection also includes PEO4, part of the nine PE ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line panel derived from patients at varying stages of ovarian cancer and treatments.
Head and neck cancer, including patient-derived squamous cell carcinoma lines, such as the popular buccal mucosa TR146 line used to study permeability, absorption and metabolism of drugs, and BICR 22, part of the wider BICR suite of lines isolated from the oral cavity and the larynx of head and neck cancer patients.
Head and neck cancer cell lines
Breast cancer, encompassing lines resistant to various chemotherapy drugs, including anti-oestrogens such as tamoxifen, e.g. MCF7/TAMR-7, and aromatase inhibitors.
Colorectal cancer, including lines established from adenocarcinomas of the colon and the rectum at different clinical stages, such as C10 and C106 cell lines.
About CancerTools.org
CancerTools.org, the research tools arm of Cancer Research UK, is the first-of-its-kind global, non-profit, cancer-focused, research tools biorepository.
For 40 years scientists from academic universities and leading cancer centres have deposited their research tools with us. These range from antibodies, cell lines, organoids, PDX models, mouse models, cell culture media, and more. We offer in-bound shipping, storage, production, maintenance, authentication, record keeping and worldwide distribution of these research tools to the wider scientific community.
Such collaborative effort has created a significant collection of research materials at global scale with best-in-class service that can support end users from research scientists, academic spin outs and emerging biotech to large scale biopharma to accelerate cancer discoveries and drive innovation.
