Subsequently, we investigated HER2-targeted AuNPs combined with 100 kVp X-rays for decreasing the CS of MDA-MB-361 human BC cells in vitro and for inhibiting the growth of s.c. MDA-MB-361 tumour xenografts in vivo in athymic mice (Chattopadhyay et al. 2013). Here, ERBB2 is linked to neoplasm.