Response of the mini-PDX to various chemotherapy regimens and the change of body weight during drug delivery. (A) The proliferation of tumor cells in mini-PDX implants was observed in mice treated with vehicle, Doc + S-1, Cape + Oxa and Irino + S-1. The drug treatment began 1 day after tumor cell implantation. The tumor cell proliferation rate relative to that of the control group was calculated after the 7-day treatment. **P<0.001 vs. the vehicle group. (B) The change in body weight of the mice was monitored. Throughout the experiment, no significant reduction in the weight of mice in each group was detected, suggesting that the dosage of the drug regimen was within the safe range. T, tumor; C, control; Doc, docetaxel; Cape, capecitabine; Oxa, oxaliplatin; Irino, irinotecan; S-1, tegafur-gimeracil-oteracil (tegio); RCBW, relative change in body weight.