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Table 4 Calculated values for the Combination Index as a growth inhibitory effect of combination treatment with Herceptin® and Paclitaxel 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

TAX

   

1.24

0.98

0.9

HER

   

1201.02

0.32

0.92

TAX + HER

6.03

14.77

36.21

0.85

0.54

0.82

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

YBC-3

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

TAX

   

9.609

2.129

0.940

HER

   

46.063

0.623

0.970

TAX + HER

0.225

0.172

0.185

7.010

1.220

0.889

Diagnosis combined effect

synergy

synergy

synergy

   

NCI-N87

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

TAX

   

1.49

1.56

0.96

HER

   

113350

0.19

0.63

TAX + HER

1747.94

0.81

0

858.42

−0.16

0.90

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

synergy

synergy

   

U-87 MG

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

TAX

   

0.79

0.89

0.87

HER

   

1845.53

0.46

0.86

TAX + HER

361.02

1571.47

6840.35

1.27

0.41

0.89

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

SK-BR-3

Combination Index Value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

TAX

   

0.42

1.11

0.96

HER

   

1.42E + 06

0.05

0.43

TAX + HER

0.05

0.24

1.12

0

0.44

0.88

Diagnosis combined effect

synergy

synergy

antagonism

   
  1. TAX, Paclitaxel; HER, Herceptin.