The objective is to get a high percentage of viable tumor cells. My current protocol allows me to separate immune cells but I get very low percentage of tumor cells (most of them are stretched on the edge of FSC/SSC axis.
please check out the attached protocol for the tutor dissociation kit from Miltenyi. I know it's pricey, but the quality is supreme. If you have access to a gentleMACS in your core unit, it's definitely worth checking out!