Table 3.
Murine models of pancreatic cancer
| Name of model | Background strain | Primary site | Primary histology | Average # of tumors/mouse | Age (months) | Metastasis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simian Virus 40 transforming antigen (SV40 TAg) models | |||||||
| Ela-1-SV40 TAg | C57BL/6 X SJL | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar cell carcinoma | 100 | 3–7 | Yes (rare) | [64] |
| Ela-1-SV40 TAg (T1-127, ET Mice) | C57BL/6 | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar cell carcinoma | 100 | 3–7 | Yes | [65] |
| MET (ET X MUC1.Tg) | C57BL/6 | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar cell carcinoma | 100 | 4–6 | Yes | [67,68] |
| c-Myc model | |||||||
| Ela-1-c-Myc | C57BL/6 X SJL | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar/ductal adenocarcinoma | 10 | 2–7 | Yes | [69] |
| Transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) models | |||||||
| MT-TGFα –hGH | C57BL/6 X SJL | Exocrine pancreas | Pseudoductular metaplasia | Multifocal | 4–7 | No | [70] |
| Ela-1-TGFα-hGH | C57BL/6 | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar-to-ductal metaplasia | 107 | >1 year | No | [71,72] |
| Ela-1-TGFα-hGH X P53+/− | C57BL/6 X Balb/c | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar-to-ductal metaplasia | 90 | 7–13 | No | [72] |
| Ela-1-TGFα-hGH X P53−/− | C57BL/6 X Balb/c | Exocrine pancreas | Acinar-to-ductal metaplasia | 22 | 2–3 | Yes | [72] |
| Activated KrasG12D X Ink4a/Arf deficient model | |||||||
| Pdx1-Cre;Ink4a/Arflox/+ | FVB/n | N.R. | N.R. | 0 | 2–6 | No | [73] |
| LSL-KrasG12D;Ink4a/Arflox/lox | FVB X 129/Sv | Exocrine pancreas | Ductal PanIN lesions | Multifocal | 2–6 | No | [73] |
| Pdx1-Cre;LSL-KrasG12D;Ink4a/Arflox/lox | FVB X 129/Sv | Exocrine pancreas | Ductal adenocarcinoma | Multifocal | 2–3 | Yes | [73] |
N.R., not reported.