WM3618F Non-Viable Cell Pellet

Cells were grown sub-confluent to approximately (2x10^6) cells in Tumor specialized media and then trypsinized. Cells were harvested and cell pellets were flash frozen and stored at -80°C. Non-viable cell pellet was generated from cell line WM3618. WM3618F is a human metastatic uveal melanoma cell line displaying melanocytic morphology. These cells require 10% FBS to adhere to culture flask. This cell line was established from a lymph node metastases arising from uveal melanoma of a patient. Uveal melanoma is a rare type of cancer of an eye and can arise in the anterior (iris) or the posterior (ciliary body or choroid) uveal tract. Most uveal tract melanomas originate in the choroid. The ciliary body is less commonly a site of origin, and the iris is the least common. WM3618F cells match with WM3772F. These cells produce xenograft tumors when injected into immunocompromised mice.