| AsPC-1 | MIA-PaCa2 | Capan-1 | BxPc-3 | |
| ATCC no | CRL-1682 | CRL-1420 | HTB 79 | CRL-1687 |
| Source | Ascites | Primary tumour | Liver metastasis | Biopsy primary tumour |
| Degree of differentiation | Moderate–poor | Poor | Moderate | Well |
| Degree of resistance | High | High–moderate | High | Low |
| Colony-forming capacity | High | High | High | Low |
| Spheroid-forming capacity | Low | High | Moderate | None |
| ALDH activity | 4% | 37% | 1% | 0% |
| Growth on nude mice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, but slow |
| CD44+/CD24− surface expression | 93.5 (5.3) | 95.5 (3.7) | 95.3 (4.5) | 17.5 (5.7) |
ALDH, aldehyde dehydrogenase; ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; TIC, tumour-infiltrating cell.