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. 2020 Nov 15;12(11):7404–7419.

Table 3.

Combination Index (CI) for HEP3B (liver cancer cells) treated with combination of different agents

Agent 1 Conc. µg/ml Agent 2 Conc. mg/ml CI

BR 15 NAC 2.45 0.36
25 0.39

Agent 1 Conc. µg/ml Agent 2 Conc. mg/ml CI Agent 3 Conc. µg/ml CI Combo (3 agents) CI

GEM 0.026 NAC 2.45 - BR 7.0 0.86 GEM + NAC + BR 0.23
0.131 - - 0.21
0.263 - 0.88 0.18
0.065 - - 0.16
1.315 0.59 0.45 0.19
2.63 0.32 0.52 0.23
6.58 0.6 0.85 0.32
5-FU 0.0650 NAC 2.45 - BR 7 0.8 5-FU + NAC + BR 0.43
0.130 - 0.68 0.18
0.325 - 0.68 0.22
0.650 0.59 0.72 0.17
1.3 0.32 0.88 0.26
2.0 0.6 - 0.17
2.6 - - 0.24
OXALI 3.97 NAC 2.45 - BR 7.0 0.99 OXALI + NAC + BR -
5.96 - 0.54 -
9.93 - 0.69 -
CIS 1.5 1.0 - -
3.0 0.61 0.52 0.66
6.0 - 0.77 -

Agent 1 Conc. ng/ml Agent 2 Conc. mg/ml CI Agent 3 Conc. µg/ml CI Combo (3 agents) CI

DOX 0.54 NAC 2.45 - BR 10 0.68 DOX + NAC + BR 0.85
5.43 - 0.79 0.81
27.18 0.83 0.63 0.83
54.35 0.66 0.6 -
272 0.55 0.65 0.97
544 0.34 0.48 0.69
1359 0.74 0.88 -

CI values with 1.0 or >1.0 is not shown in the table. CI values <0.5 are highlighted to denote good synergy.