Establishment and Characterization of Chemotherapy-Enriched Sphere-Forming Cells With Stemness Phenotypes as a New Cell Line (BAG50) of Gastric Carcinoma

Investigators report establishing a novel cell line (BAG50) with stemness properties. Chemotherapy-enriched sphere-forming cells with CSC properties isolated from a patient with gastric cancer were cultured in a serum-containing medium and passaged for up to 51 passages.