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Table 1 Average Score and Number of Cystadenomas per Kidney for A/J and C57BL/6 Tsc2+/- Cohorts

From: Comparison of three rapamycin dosing schedules in A/J Tsc2+/- mice and improved survival with angiogenesis inhibitor or asparaginase treatment in mice with subcutaneous tuberous sclerosis related tumors

Tsc2+/-Cohort

(strain, treatment, age)

Score per Kidney

(ave ± std dev)

Number per Kidney

(ave ± std dev)

% Reduction in Score per Kidney vs. Group 4

n

Group Number

Number of Rapa Doses

Duration of Treatment

Total Dose per Mouse

(mg)

C57BL/6, untreated, 12 months

15.19 ± 9.39

5.94 ± 2.79

 

8

    

A/J, untreated, 3 months

6.50 ± 4.60

4.00 ± 1.69

 

4

    

A/J, untreated, 5 months

33.00 ± 13.53

13.00 ± 4.28

 

4

    

A/J, untreated, 7 months

57.75 ± 18.24

22.50 ± 5.88

 

4

    

A/J, untreated, 9 months

74.47 ± 23.07

22.63 ± 6.66

 

16

    

**A/J, untreated, 12 months

120.20 ± 52.53

35.25 ± 14.22

 

8

4

   

Group 1

*A/J rapa daily × 4 weeks then weekly × 8 weeks

21.50 ± 8.38

7.38 ± 2.83

82%

8

1

28

12 weeks

6.72

Group 2

*A/J rapa daily × 4 weeks

41.13 ± 25.33

13.25 ± 6.32

66%

8

2

20

4 weeks

4.8

Group 3

*A/J rapa weekly × 12 weeks

22.61 ± 9.89

8.17 ± 3.07

81%

9

3

12

12 weeks

2.88

  1. * All treatments started at 9 months of age, and mice were euthanized 12 weeks later (at ~12 months of age)
  2. ** Untreated controls were euthanized at 12 months of age