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We have previously demonstrated the overexpression and hormone-independent activation of the IGF-IR in primary breast cancers [ 42 ] . Similar overexpression of the IGF-IR and the ligands IGF-I and IGF-II have been seen in human gliomas and astrocytomas [ 43 44 45 46 ] . Because of the important role for the IGF-IR in cell survival, we investigated whether a dominant negative IGF-IR could inhibit growth of the U87 glioma.