Radiotherapy induced senescence and its effect on response to treatment_REVISED.pdf (404.82 kB)
Radiotherapy-Induced Senescence and its Effects on Responses to Treatment.
journal contribution
posted on 2019-06-06, 14:09 authored by A. F. S. Tabasso, D. J. L. Jones, G. D. D. Jones, S. MacipRadiotherapy is still a treatment of choice for many malignancies, often in combination with other strategies. However, its efficacy is limited by the dose that can be safely administered without eliciting serious side-effects, as well as the fact that recurrence is common, particularly in large tumours. Combining radiotherapy with drugs that could sensitise cells to radiation and/or reduce the factors that promote the recovery of the surviving cancer cells is a promising approach. Ionising radiation has been shown to induce senescence and the accumulation of senescent cells creates a microenvironment that facilitates neoplastic growth. This provides a rationale to test the addition of anti-senescent drugs, some of which are already available in the clinic, to radiotherapy protocols. Here, we discuss the relevance of radiotherapy-induced senescent cell accumulation and the potential interventions to minimise its negative effects.
Funding
This work was partially supported by the M.C. Andreu Memorial Fund.
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Citation
Clinical Oncology, 2019, 31 (5), pp. 283-289Author affiliation
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