Atrasentan (3 mg/kg, p.o.) inhibits the pressor response induced by big endothelin-1 (1 nmol/kg) in pithed rats. Aatrasentan (ABT-627, 10 mg/kg, i.p.) as well as Taxotere alone inhibited the C4-2b tumor growth within the bone environment to some extent in the SCID-hu model.