All cell lines (MDA-MB-157, MDA-MB-468, MDA-MB-231, HCC38, HCC1937, HS578T) were obtained from the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Molecular Therapeutics bank and subjected to high-density SNP genotyping to confirm their identity. Cells were grown in RPMI medium (Lonza) supplemented with 10% FBS (Sigma) as well as 1% penicillin/streptomycin (Gibco), and were used up to a maximum of 20 passages following thawing. Cell lines were tested negative for Mycoplasma using MycoAlert Mycoplasma Detection Kit (Lonza). Cisplatin resistance state cells were generated using a previously reported protocol (13 (link)). Cisplatin (Enzo Life Sciences) was dissolved in 0.9% sodium chloride; PD0325901 (Selleck Chemicals) and gefitinib (Selleck Chemicals) were dissolved in DMSO.