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Table 5 Calculated values for the Combination Index as a growth inhibitory effect of combination treatment with Herceptin® and 5-FU 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

5-FU

   

752.04

0.27

0.94

HER

   

1201.02

0.32

0.91

5-FU + HER

8060.81

1620.97

325.97

285.29

0.45

1

Diagnosis combined effect

Antagonism

Antagonism

Antagonism

   

YBC-3

Combination Index value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

5-FU

   

4.739

0.279

0.920

HER

   

46.063

0.623

0.970

5-FU + HER

75054

2.89E + 05

1.13E +06

71.077

0.207

0.928

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

NCI-N87

Combination Index value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

5-FU

   

119.61

0.25

0.97

HER

   

1.1E + 05

0.19

0.63

5-FU + HER

1.9E + 17

3.2E + 02

5.3E +29

3.7E + 14

−0.02

0.87

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

U-87 MG

Combination Index value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

5-FU

   

46.58

0.4

0.84

HER

   

1845.53

0.46

0.86

5-FU + HER

25540

4940.8

955.81

6.48

0.98

1

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   

SK-BR-3

Combination Index value

Parameter (μM)

Drug

ED50

ED75

ED90

Dm

m

r

5-FU

   

753.42

0.52

0.93

HER

   

1.42E + 06

0.05

0.43

5-FU + HER

226.52

173.36

132.68

488.15

0.6

0.93

Diagnosis combined effect

antagonism

antagonism

antagonism

   
  1. DOX, Doxorubicin; HER, Herceptin; CI Combination index.