| Literature DB >> 24527669 |
Abstract
PURPOSE: Radiation therapy has made significant contributions to cancer treatment. However, despite continuous improvements, tumor recurrence and therapy resistance still occur in a high proportion of patients. One underlying reason for this radioresistance might be attributable to the presence of cancer stem cells (CSC). The purpose of this review is to discuss CSC-specific mechanisms that confer radiation resistance.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer stem cells; hypoxia; microenvironment; plasticity; radiation therapy; radioresistance; radiosensitivity
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24527669 PMCID: PMC4341971 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2014.892227
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Radiat Biol ISSN: 0955-3002 Impact factor: 2.694