Isolation and Culture of Ovarian Cancer Cell Lines

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer of the female reproductive system with 1 in every 70 women developing the disease. In the United States for the year 2000, there were projected to be approx 23,000 diagnoses and 14,000 deaths from ovarian cancer (1 ). Most patients present with disease that has advanced beyond the ovaries, and although the majority of patients will show an initial response to chemotherapy, virtually all patients with advanced disease at presentation will die.