A. Ehrlich tumor bearing mice were treated with: PBS (IP, closed squares, twice
weekly); 20 mg/kg NuBCP-9 (IP, closed triangles, twice weekly) or 20 mg/kg
NuBCP-9 PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (IP, closed circles, twice
weekly) for a 21 day cycle. Tumor measurements were performed on the indicated
days. The results are expressed as tumor volumes (mean±SD). B. Ehrlich
tumor bearing mice were treated with: empty PLA72K-PEG4K
NPs (IP, closed diamonds, twice weekly); 20 mg/kg NuBCP-9
PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (IP, open squares, once weekly) or 20
mg/kg NuBCP-9 PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (IP, closed circles, twice
weekly) for a 21 day cycle. Tumor measurements were performed on the indicated
days. The results are expressed as tumor volumes (mean+SD). C. Ehrlich tumor
bearing mice were treated with: empty PLA72K-PEG4K NPs
(IP, closed diamonds, twice weekly); 20 mg/kg NuBCP-9
PLA72K-PEG-PPG-PEG NPs (IP, open diamonds, twice weekly) or 20 mg/kg
NuBCP-9 PLA72K-PEG-PPG-PEG NPs (IT, open circles, twice weekly) for
21 day cycle. Tumor measurements were performed on the indicated days. The
results are expressed as tumor volumes (mean±SD). D. The results are
expressed as the percentage survival as determined by Kaplan-Meier analysis PBS
(closed squares); NuBCP-9 (closed triangles); NuBCP-9
PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (closed circles; IT, weekly) and
NuBCP-9 PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (open squares; IP, weekly). The
statistical analysis was performed between the vehicle control and the NuBCP-9
PLA-PEG NP group (p<0.001). E. The results are expressed as the
percentage survival as determined by Kaplan-Meier analysis empty
PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (closed diamonds); NuBCP-9 (closed
triangles); PLA72K-PEG-PPG-PEG NPs (open circles; IT, twice weekly)
and PLA72K-PEG-PPG-PEG NPs (open diamonds; IP, twice weekly). The
statistical analysis was performed between the empty PLA-PEG NP group and the
NuBCP-9 PLA-PEG-PPG-PEG NP group (p<0.001). F. Histopathology of tumor
tissues obtained from mice treated with the control (left) or NuBCP-9
PLA72K-PEG4K NPs (right) for 14 days and stained with
H&E (× 400).