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Clusters of cells derived from biopsy specimens of human mammary ductal carcinomas form two morphologically distinct epithelial colonies in culture, designated as E and E'. The proportion of E' cell clusters that attached and formed colonies ranged from 0.3 to 13.0% with different tumors. Attachment was independent of tumor grade. Microscopic observations revealed that the survival of E' cell colonies was limited to approximately 10 days with rapid cell degeneration commencing about 7 days. A comparison of sera showed that colony formation by cells from malignant tumors during the 1st week of culture was maximum in the presence of fetal bovine serum. Human serum alone was 70 to 100% less effective in promoting E' colonies. The most significant finding was that human serum from normal donors inhibited E' colony development in the presence of FBS. Although human serum was less effective than FBS in promoting colony formation by clusters of E cells, an inhibition was not observed. Inhibitory activity could not be attributed to either antagonistic hormones or the source of human serum. These results demonstrate that normal human serum contains a factor(s) that exhibits an inhibitory activity specific for human epithelial cells (E') derived from malignant tumors.
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