Journal: Oncotarget
Article Title: Antitumor efficacy of triple monoclonal antibody inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with MM151 in EGFR-dependent and in cetuximab-resistant human colorectal cancer cells
doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19797
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A-B) Mice were injected subcutaneously in the right flank with SW48 human colon cancer cells, as described in the Materials and Methods. After two weeks (average tumor size 200-300 mm 3 ), mice were treated intraperitoneally with: PBS (phosphate-buffered saline) control, cetuximab, or MM151. The treatment was continued up to 30 weeks after cancer cell injection. Each group consisted of 10 mice. Tumor volumes were measured three times a week. Animals were sacrificed when tumors achieved 2.000 mm 3 in size. Abbreviations: CTR, control; A, median tumor volume (mm 3 ); B, alive mice/total mice; C, number of mice without clinical evidence of progression. (C-D) Mice were monitored for survival until 30 weeks following tumor cell injection. Differences in animal survival among groups were evaluated by use of the Mantel Cox logrank test. Cetuximab versus CTR, MM151 versus CTR, MM151 versus cetuximab (*** p < 0.05).
Article Snippet: The human SW48 (catalogue number: HTL99020) ( KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA wild type) colon cancer cell line was obtained from IRCCS “Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino-IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova” Italy.
Techniques: Injection, Saline, Control