TABLE 2

Toxicity of etoposide phosphate in wild-type and Mrp3-deficient mice

Groups of male mice (aged 8–12 weeks) were treated with varying amounts of etoposide phosphate administered as a single intraperitoneal injection. Dose values shown are milligrams of etoposide phosphate per kilogram of body weight. The values represent the number of surviving animals per group 4 weeks after treatment.

Dose Survival
Mrp3+/+Mrp3-/-
125 mg/kg 6/6 6/6
150 mg/kg 13/13 11/13
175 mg/kg 10/14 11/14
200 mg/kg 7/18 7/18
225 mg/kg 6/17 4/17
250 mg/kg 0/5 0/5