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In this study, we examined whether enhancement of vitamin D status via exogenous (EB1089, a 1,25D analog) or endogenous (UV exposure) approaches could exert antitumor effects without hypercalcemia. We used mammary xenografts with differential vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression to examine whether the antitumor effects of either therapy are receptor mediated. We present evidence that both EB1089 and UV exposure inhibit tumor growth via induction of growth arrest and apoptosis. These antitumor effects were observed only in xenografts containing VDR-positive tumor cells; heterogeneous tumors containing VDR-negative tumor cells and VDR-positive stromal and endothelial cells were unresponsive to both therapies. No evidence for antiangiogenic effects of EB1089 were detected in this model system. Neither EB1089 nor UV was associated with overt toxicity, but keratinocyte proliferation was increased in UV-exposed skin. 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