TABLE 1

Effect of Gefitinib on Binding, Internalization, and Nuclear Localization of 111In-DTPA-hEGF in MDA-MB-468 Human Breast Cancer Cells

Proportion (%)Proportion of cell-bound 111In-DTPA-hEGF (%)
TreatmentRadioactivity bound to cellsCell-bound radioactivity internalized by cellsRadioactivity within cytoplasmRadioactivity within nucleus
111In-DTPA-hEGF54.7 ± 8.676.9 ± 5.962.3 ± 9.514.6 ± 4.0
111In-DTPA-hEGF + gefitinib58.1 ± 2.881.1 ± 1.055.0 ± 6.226.0 ± 5.5*
  • * P < 0.05.

  • Data are expressed as mean ± SD of 3 experiments.