Table II.

Characteristics of IP Human Metastatic Xenograft Tumors

	Pancreatic Hs766T	Pancreatic MiaPaCa2	Ovarian SKOV3
Median survival time of untreated animals	25 days (n = 12)	36 days (n = 6)	52 days (n = 12)
Growth rate	Rapid	Moderate	Slow
Tumor location	Wide-spread throughout peritoneal cavity and retroperitoneal cavity	Multiple nodules on omentum, mesentery, lower abdomen, underneath liver and retroperitoneal cavity	Solitary tumors on omentum, occasionally in other locations, not in retroperitoneal cavity
Ascites formation	100% (mucinous) on day 19 (range, 15–24)	100% (not mucinous) on day 28 (range, 18–41)	50% (not mucinous)
Average tumor Size	1.05 g on day 17	0.32 g on day 22	0.014 g on day 45