Radiation-induced fibrosis: mechanisms and implications for therapy

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1985-1994

  Straub, Jeffrey M ^a   New, Jacob ^b   Hamilton, Chase D ^a   Lominska, Chris ^a   Shnayder, Yelizaveta ^a   Thomas, Sufi M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Fibroblast; Fibrosis; Inflammation; Radiation; TGF ; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH FACTOR; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

DNA DAMAGE; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; IONIZING RADIATION; MEDLINE; NEOPLASM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INDUCED FIBROSIS; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; WOUND HEALING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASMS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DNA DAMAGE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84951569652     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: 14321335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00432-015-1974-6     Document Type: Review

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