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Table 3 Calculated values for the Combination Index as a growth inhibitory effect of combination treatment with Herceptin® and Cisplatin in gastric cancer cell lines

From: Correlation between HER-2/neu(erbB-2) expression level and therapeutic effect of combination treatment with HERCEPTIN and chemotherapeutic agents in gastric cancer cell lines

YBC-2

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

CDDP

   

4.512

0.921

0.882

HER

   

1201.0

0.316

0.915

CDDP + HER

1.375

2.707

5.337

2.232

0.587

0.965

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

YBC-3

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

CDDP

   

30.733

2.227

0.929

HER

   

46.063

0.623

0.970

CDDP + HER

0.274

0.110

0.054

12.091

1.472

0.998

Diagnosis combined effect

synergy

synergy

synergy

   

NCI-N87

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

CDDP

   

45.86

0.53

0.93

HER

   

1.13E + 05

0.19

0.63

CDDP + HER

0.03

0.01

0.01

0.83

0.88

0.96

Diagnosis combined effect

synergy

synergy

synergy

   

U-87 MG

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

CDDP

   

5.65

1.08

0.98

HER

   

1845.53

0.46

0.86

CDDP + HER

9.18

9.85

10.58

2.56

1.01

0.99

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

SK-BR-3

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

CDDP

   

20.63

2.42

0.94

HER

   

1.42E + 06

0.05

0.43

CDDP + HER

0

0

0

1.45

1.44

0.99

Diagnosis combined effect

synergy

synergy

synergy

   
  1. CDDP, Cisplatin; HER, Herceptin.