Biomarkers for Use in Monitoring Responses of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells to Ionizing Radiation

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common head and neck cancer. The incidence rate is higher in southern China and Southeast Asia in comparison with the Western countries. Radiotherapy is the standard treatment of NPC as the cancer cells are sensitive to ionizing radiation. Radiation treatment has...

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Autores principales: Gao, Wei, Li, John Zenghong, Ho, Wai Kuen, Chan, Jimmy Yuwai, Wong, Thian Sze
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012520
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120708832
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author Gao, Wei
Li, John Zenghong
Ho, Wai Kuen
Chan, Jimmy Yuwai
Wong, Thian Sze
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description Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common head and neck cancer. The incidence rate is higher in southern China and Southeast Asia in comparison with the Western countries. Radiotherapy is the standard treatment of NPC as the cancer cells are sensitive to ionizing radiation. Radiation treatment has good local control to patients with early NPC. It is essential to monitor the response of the NPC cells to radiation treatment in advance in order to select suitable treatment choice for the patients. This review aims to discuss the potential use of biomarkers in monitoring the responsiveness of NPC cells to radiation treatment.
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spelling pubmed-34440782012-09-25 Biomarkers for Use in Monitoring Responses of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells to Ionizing Radiation Gao, Wei Li, John Zenghong Ho, Wai Kuen Chan, Jimmy Yuwai Wong, Thian Sze Sensors (Basel) Review Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a common head and neck cancer. The incidence rate is higher in southern China and Southeast Asia in comparison with the Western countries. Radiotherapy is the standard treatment of NPC as the cancer cells are sensitive to ionizing radiation. Radiation treatment has good local control to patients with early NPC. It is essential to monitor the response of the NPC cells to radiation treatment in advance in order to select suitable treatment choice for the patients. This review aims to discuss the potential use of biomarkers in monitoring the responsiveness of NPC cells to radiation treatment. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC3444078/ /pubmed/23012520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120708832 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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Li, John Zenghong
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Chan, Jimmy Yuwai
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Biomarkers for Use in Monitoring Responses of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells to Ionizing Radiation
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title_sort biomarkers for use in monitoring responses of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells to ionizing radiation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444078/
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