RT-qPCR demonstrated that TRIB2 mRNA was expressed in the SCLC cells of all three Cisplatin-treated mice (0.0010, 0.0009 and 0.0015 compared to GAPDH expression), but was not detected in H69 cells (p < 0.01) (Figure 3B). This evidence concerns the gene TRIB2 and small cell lung carcinoma.