Molecular alterations in a new cell line (KU-Lu-MPPt3) established from a human lung adenocarcinoma with a micropapillary pattern

Purpose Lung adenocarcinomas with a micropapillary pattern (MPP) are characterized by more frequent and pronounced vascular invasion, higher incidence and more advanced lymph node involvement and poorer prognosis than papillary adenocarcinomas without an MPP. Here we established a new lung cancer cell line featuring micropapillary structure.