Table 1 Mean GI50 values (nM)±s.d. (n=3) for pemetrexed in mesothelioma cell lines grown in medium containing foetal bovine serum (FBS) or dialysed FBS (DFBS)

From: The role of folate receptor alpha (FRα) in the response of malignant pleural mesothelioma to pemetrexed-containing chemotherapy

Cell line

MSTO

H28

H226

D2052

D2452

JL1

DM3

RS5

GI50 in FBS medium (nM)

33.6±6.2

82.4±3.2

>1000

24±2

22±3

>1000

>10 000

>10 000

GI50 in DFBS medium (nM)

27.1±6.4

46.5±3.1

257.3±38

16±1

14±1

102±27

205±96

>10 000