The Effect of Docetaxel (Taxotere®) on Human Gastric Cancer Cells Exhibiting Low-Dose Radiation Hypersensitivity
Low-dose radiation hypersensitivity (HRS) describes a phenomenon of excessive sensitivity to X ray doses <0.5 Gy. Docetaxel is a taxane shown to arrest cells in the G 2 /M phase of the cell cycle. Some previous studies suggested that HRS might result from the abrogation of the early G 2 checkpoin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-01-01
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Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMO.S463 |