Figure 2. Evaluation of CEPs in mice treated with either paclitaxel or gemcitabine in combination with DC101.
(A) 8–10 week old non-tumor bearing C57Bl/6 mice (n=4 mice/group) were treated with 50mg/kg paclitaxel (PTX), or 500mg/kg gemcitabine (GEM). Blood was drawn from the retro-orbital sinus at time points indicated in the figure, and processed for the evaluation of viable CEPs using flow cytometry. (B) In a separate experiment, mice were treated with paclitaxel (PTX) or gemcitabine (GEM) as described in (A), with or without DC101 given 24 hours prior to chemotherapy treatment. Blood was drawn via retro-orbital sinus and processed for the evaluation of viable CEPs using flow cytometry. *, 0.05>p>0.01; **, p<0.01.
