DDX53 and neoplasm: In contrast to the growth patterns at tumor initiation, CT26 tumors inversely grew faster in the NOD.SCID mice, with tumor sizes reaching 2049.90 ± 1050.65 mm3, as compared with those in the BALB/c mice, which had sizes of 1366.81 ± 454.38 mm3 on day 21 (p < 0.05, Figure S1a).