... operating at varioussteps in the cytotoxic activity of the drug, from adecrease of drug accumulation in the cell to abrogation of apoptosis induced by the chemical substance. Oftenseveral different ... determining the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemo-therapy and is linked to activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/Akt(PI3K/Akt) pathway. In the present study, we further investigate the ... exhibiting IR; 3, 50–75% of the tumor cells exhibiting IR; 4, > 75% of the tumor cellsexhibiting IR. The overall score was the multiplication of the two. The scores were then classified as negative...