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. 2009 Apr 15;9:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2210-9-8

Table 5.

Summary of atorvastatin and doxycycline preclinical data

Untreated Rapamycin Atorvastatin Combination Rapamycin plus Atorvastatin Doxycycline Combination Rapamycin plus Doxycycline
Number of mice (n) 8 8 8 8 8 8

Median survival (days) 28 41.5 32.5 55.5 28 43
P value (survival) - 0.003* NS* 0.0006* NS# NS* 0.007* NS#

Day 26, average tumor volume (mm3) 1865 ± 532 544 ± 110 1931 ± 298 390 ± 186 1749 ± 352 1117 ± 421
P value (day 26) - 0.011* NS* 0.04* NS* NS*

Day 42, average tumor volume (mm3) - 1784 ± 643 - 1188 ± 338 - 2419 ± 570
P value (day 42) - - - NS# - NS#

Rapamycin (IP, 3 days per week) - 8 mg/kg, 3 days per week - 8 mg/kg, 3 days per week - 8 mg/kg, 3 days per week
Atorvastatin (IP, 5 days per week) - - 20 mg/kg per day 20 mg/kg per day - -
Doxycycline (IP, 5 days per week) - - - - 10 mg/kg per day 10 mg/kg per day

*compared to untreated

#compared to rapamycin treated

NS, not significant