- A
radiosensitizer is an
agent that
makes tumor cells more
sensitive to
radiation therapy. It is
sometimes also
known as a
radiation sensitizer or radio-enhancer...
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Hilaris BS,
Jones WB,
Lewis JL (August 1983). "Metronidazole as a
radiosensitizer and high-dose
radiation in
advanced vulvo****l malignancies, a pilot...
- proliferation. However, at
radiosensitizing concentrations, BrdU
becomes myelosuppressive, thus
limiting its use for
radiosensitizing. BrdU
differs from thymidine...
- (one
after the other). The
chemotherapy component can be or
include a
radiosensitizing agent.
Chemoradiotherapy as
neoadjuvant therapy before surgery has...
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leaving the G1/S
phase of the cell cycle. This
agent also
exhibits radiosensitizing activity by
maintaining cells in the radiation-sensitive G1
phase and...
-
highly resistant to radiotherapy.
Various approaches to
chemotherapy radiosensitizers have been pursued, with
limited success as of 2016[update]. As of 2010[update]...
-
giving certain drugs during a
course of
radiation therapy.
Examples of
radiosensitizing drugs include cisplatin, nimorazole, and cetuximab. The
impact of radiotherapy...
- NVX-108
NuvOx Pharma In a
Phase Ib/II
clinical trial where it
raises tumor oxygen levels prior to
radiation therapy in
order to
radiosensitize them....
- poisons, but they act in
different ways.
Taxanes are also
thought to be
radiosensitizing.
Hongdoushans A–C are
oxygenated taxane diterpenes,
isolated from the...
-
nitroimidazole drug that was
investigated in
clinical trials for its
radiosensitizing properties in
cancer treatment.
Administration of
etanidazole results...
