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Table 1 Description and origin of HNSCC cell lines including therapy received and survival of patients whose tumors were established in culture.

From: In vitro chemosensitivity of head and neck cancer cell lines

UM-SCC 10A

Larynx carcinoma (T3), biopsy taken during surgical treatment, survival time 22 months

UM-SCC 10B

Biopsy of metastasis in a cervical lymph node of the primary tumor UM-SCC 10A

UM-SCC 11B

Larynx carcinoma (T2N2a) after chemo- therapy with CIS and BLM. Biopsy taken during surgery, survival time 14 months

UM-SCC 14A

Recurrent carcinoma of the mouth (T1N0) after repeated surgical treatment and radio- therapy. Biopsy taken during surgery, survival time 93 months

UM-SCC 14B

Biopsy of second recurrence of carcinoma UM-SCC 14A before treatment

UM-SCC 14C

Biopsy of third recurrence of carcinoma UM-SCC 14A after surgery and chemoradiotherapy with 5-FU, VCR and MTX

UM-SCC 22B

Metastasis in a cervical lymph node of a previously untreated hypopharynx carcinoma (T2N1M0), survival time 10 months

HLac 79

Metastasis in a cervical lymph node of a larynx carcinoma

8029 NA

Recloned subpopulation of HLac 79 (limiting dilution)

8029 DDP

variant of 8029 NA with experimentally induced CIS resistance