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Table 1 IC50, ID50 and DEFs of the different cell lines. Sensitivity of different cell lines for gemcitabine (indicated by IC50 values) and radiotherapy (indicated by ID50 values) alone and the radiosensitising effect of gemcitabine represented by dose enhancement factors (DEF). (mean ± S.D.).

From: The relation between deoxycytidine kinase activity and the radiosensitising effect of gemcitabine in eight different human tumour cell lines

Cell line

IC50 (nM)

ID50 (Gy)

DEF 1 nM

DEF 2 nM

DEF 4 nM

DEF 6 nM

DEF 8 nM

ECV304

3.05 ± 0.49

3.37 ± 0.40

1.37 ± 0.06

2.41 ± 0.24

3.21 ± 0.25

3.64 ± 0.40

n.a.

FaDu

4.90 ± 0.46

3.09 ± 0.39

1.03 ± 0.04

1.22 ± 0.17

1.80 ± 0.26

2.37 ± 0.52

n.a.

H292

7.99 ± 0.77

4.00 ± 0.86

1.08 ± 0.10

1.23 ± 0.20

1.58 ± 0.22

2.07 ± 0.55

2.46 ± 0.82

A549

9.01 ± 0.89

4.51 ± 0.70

1.00 ± 0.04

1.21 ± 0.17

1.89 ± 0.51

2.39 ± 0.57

2.77 ± 0.26

CAL-27

8.92 ± 1.59

3.52 ± 0.88

1.06 ± 0.07

1.08 ± 0.04

1.49 ± 0.21

2.06 ± 0.06

2.51 ± 0.21

MCF-7

6.94 ± 2.03

4.96 ± 1.27

1.24 ± 0.06

1.45 ± 0.27

1.63 ± 0.13

2.55 ± 0.34

n.a.

HT-29

7.75 ± 1.61

5.64 ± 1.02

1.12 ± 0.21

1.30 ± 0.10

1.62 ± 0.04

2.39 ± 0.21

n.a.

Cell line

IC50 (nM)

ID50 (Gy)

DEF 7 nM

DEF 15 nM

DEF 35 nM

DEF 50 nM

DEF 100 nM

Panc-1

77.8 ± 9.1

2.92 ± 0.35

1.20 ± 0.10

1.50 ± 0.19

1.55 ± 0.19

1.83 ± 0.20

1.56 ± 0.08

  1. n.a. not analysed