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. 2017 Apr 18;8(24):39605–39617. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17174

Table 1. ATRA elicits different responses in HCT-116 and HCT-116Sphk2 xenografted nude mice.

Cell lines Treatment (mg/kg) Number of mice (n) Body weight (g)a(initial/21 days) Tumor weightb(g, mean ± SD) Tumor growth inhibition (%)
HCT-116 vehicle 6 17.9 ± 1.2/22.4 ± 1.2 1.15 ± 0.39 -
ATRA 20 6 18.6 ± 1.1/21.2 ± 1.1 0.68 ± 0.21* 40.9
HCT-116Sphk2 vehicle 6 18.3 ± 1.3/22.1 ± 0.9 1.04 ± 0.26 -
ATRA 20 6 18.1 ± 0.8/20.8 ± 1.1 0.93 ± 0.24 10.6
ATRA 30 6 18.5 ± 0.9/19.5 ± 1.2 0.86 ± 0.27 17.3

Established HCT-116 or HCT-116Sphk2 xenografted nude mice were treated with ATRA by gavage once every three days.

aBody weight was measured at the indicated time.

bTumors were measured after mice were sacrificed.

*p < 0.05 vs. vehicle control.