Table 1

Indices of cytotoxicity (IC50) to several cancer drugs founded in multicellular spheroids and monolayer.

Drug
Monolayers IC50 (μM)
Multicell. spheroids IC50 (μM)

INER-51
PCS-1
RR
INER-51
PCS-1
RR

Doxorubicin
6.2
9.2
1.4
15
9.8
0.6
Etoposide
2.2
4.1
1.8
>50
>50
----
Methotrexate
0.8
2.8
3.5
>50
>50
----

Drug exposition was continuous for 72 hours and drug cytotoxicity was performed by MTT assay. IC50: Fifty percent of the decrease in the survival rate. RR: The value of relative resistance of INER-51 cells vs PSC-1 cells as monolayers or multicellular spheroids.

Valeria and Raúl Cancer Cell International 2005 5:20   doi:10.1186/1475-2867-5-20