Table 2

The average Mean Cell Survival (MCS) of the 17 LCLs at different drug concentrations, expressed as the Ratio of Maximum Achieved Plasma Concentration (RMAPC)



64× dilution
16× dilution
4× dilution
1× no dilution

64× dilution
16× dilution
4× dilution
1× no dilution

Group 1
Vincristine
Epirubicin

RMAPC
0.018
0.071
0.282
1.128
RMAPC
0.003
0.012
0.046
0.184

MCS
81.498
46.541
20.776
18.995
MCS
85.206
65.736
29.435
16.306

SD
27.995
25.737
15.258
12.209
SD
15.548
23.394
13.593
11.314



Paclitaxel
Methotrexate

RMAPC
0.020
0.081
0.326
1.303
RMAPC
0.001
0.004
0.014
0.057

MCS
48.119
29.999
24.653
23.148
MCS
76.618
44.824
32.924
29.314

SD
28.435
17.418
12.869
13.364
SD
22.796
25.843
15.590
16.455

Group 2
Gemcitabin
Dactinomycin

RMAPC
0.035
0.140
0.561
2.242
RMAPC
0.066
0.262
1.050
4.200

MCS
49.354
38.411
27.808
23.784
MCS
86.206
54.700
20.520
16.465

SD
34.718
30.034
16.945
12.153
SD
16.701
22.386
13.642
8.370



5-Flurouracil
Vinorelbine

RMAPC
0.012
0.047
0.188
0.752
RMAPC
0.156
0.625
2.501
10.005

MCS
74.861
58.001
42.337
30.505
MCS
82.833
42.823
25.176
24.683

SD
23.686
22.987
21.370
20.645
SD
18.131
23.930
16.506
14.634



Doxorubicin
Daunorubicin

RMAPC
0.028
0.112
0.447
1.789
RMAPC
0.133
0.531
2.126
8.502

MCS
82.503
52.477
28.292
11.499
MCS
83.171
61.159
25.940
20.439

SD
21.753
24.867
22.314
10.301
SD
21.886
25.402
23.933
17.961



Etoposide
Docetaxel

RMAPC
0.130
0.521
2.083
8.333
RMAPC
0.260
1.042
4.166
16.665

MCS
56.281
35.375
25.315
16.778
MCS
32.990
23.036
23.866
26.331

SD
21.045
19.983
15.497
11.166
SD
22.690
17.587
16.810
19.810

Group 3
Cytarabine
6-Mercaptopurine

RMAPC
0.121
0.482
1.929
7.716
RMAPC
0.543
2.170
8.680
34.720

MCS
87.321
79.450
48.255
40.124
MCS
84.450
78.834
62.325
55.419

SD
17.396
22.850
26.423
26.315
SD
22.147
16.514
29.820
32.858



Oxaliplatin
Cladribine

RMAPC
0.020
0.081
0.325
1.301
RMAPC
0.366
1.462
5.850
23.399

MCS
87.951
84.477
83.331
73.511
MCS
102.832
101.241
72.497
52.237

SD
21.010
26.545
21.839
30.744
SD
8.130
11.160
26.804
29.545



Asparaginase
Chlorambucil

RMAPC
0.015
0.058
0.232
0.930
RMAPC
2.646
10.586
42.342
169.370

MCS
92.021
91.570
90.371
82.978
MCS
89.903
71.879
13.225
11.099

SD
13.718
13.222
18.153
15.919
SD
17.578
26.506
10.994
7.527



Cyclophosphamide
Topotecan

RMAPC
0.014
0.056
0.224
0.896
RMAPC
6.194
24.777
99.107
396.429

MCS
86.670
93.412
89.498
84.041
MCS
93.897
72.802
23.250
24.784

SD
21.910
18.833
17.832
17.920
SD
19.406
21.275
16.659
21.380



Ifosphamide
Carboplatin

RMAPC
0.009
0.037
0.147
0.588
RMAPC
2.814
11.257
45.027
180.108

MCS
92.729
95.906
90.101
88.518
MCS
91.805
79.175
77.962
52.322

SD
16.694
14.965
15.299
16.677
SD
16.670
30.927
22.065
31.295



Hydroxyurea
Bleomycin

RMAPC
0.031
0.124
0.496
1.984
RMAPC
2.078
8.311
33.245
132.979

MCS
95.118
96.489
86.340
68.134
MCS
90.007
88.553
82.168
69.803

SD
19.595
13.933
19.759
24.782
SD
19.294
17.678
19.720
16.686



Vinblastine
Streptozotocin

RMAPC
2.603
10.413
41.650
166.600
RMAPC
no Cmax data was found

MCS
81.507
53.331
28.885
21.323
MCS
95.430
92.335
89.919
87.805

SD
25.921
25.678
17.941
15.889
SD
15.828
18.710
14.094
22.637



Bortezomib
MG-132

RMAPC
0.162
0.648
2.590
10.361
RMAPC
not used in clinical practice

MCS
93.119
81.671
75.498
28.700
MCS
87.345
96.374
88.097
27.045

SD
13.779
21.572
19.617
26.948
SD
13.980
17.493
16.974
24.310



Prednisolone






RMAPC
4.8
19.23077
76.92308
307.6923






MCS
75.55877
76.25595
62.46537
37.23379






SD
4.647172
11.09091
13.97021
11.65414






Group 1. Highly effective drugs: RMAPC < 0.3; MCS < 30%

Group 2. Partially effective drugs: RMAPC between 0.3 and 1, MCS < 60%

Group 3. Ineffective drugs: RMAPC > 1 or MCS > 60%

SD: standard deviation in mean cell survival

Markasz et al. BMC Cancer 2006 6:265   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-265