Cell death executors, Caspase 6 and 7, were increased in gene expression in the ovarian cancer cell lines and only modest in LoVo-Li/4OHP, but in LoVo-Li/4OHP this was accompanied by an increased expression of the inhibitor of the apoptosis (IAP) gene, BIRC5 (Survivin), and decreased expression of BIRC4 (XIAP). The gene discussed is XIAP; the disease is ovarian cancer.