Research Article

Pretreatment with Gemcitabine/5-Fluorouracil Enhances the Cytotoxicity of Trastuzumab to HER2-Negative Human Gallbladder Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 1

Schedule of treatment with various drugs in each group.

GroupDay 0Day 3Day 6Day 9Day 12Day 15Day 18

Control(n=8)NS-NS-NS--
H(n=9)H-H-H--
G(n=9)G-G-G--
GH(n=9)GGGHHH-
H+G(n=9)H+G-H+G-H+G--
HG(n=9)HHHGGG-
F(n=8)F-F-F--
FH(n=8)FFFHHH-
H+F(n=8)H+F-H+F-H+F--
HF(n=8)HHHFFF-

The control group was intraperitoneally injected of normal saline. The dosages of various drugs using in treatment groups were as follows: normal saline, NS (20mg/kg, i.p.); GEM, G (100mg/kg, i.p.); 5-Fu, F (30mg/kg, i.p.); and Herceptin, H (20mg/kg, i.p.).