Radioactive ¹²⁵I seed inhibits the cell growth, migration, and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by triggering DNA damage and inactivating VEGF-A/ERK signaling.

Although radiotherapy technology has progressed rapidly in the past decade, the inefficiency of radiation and cancer cell resistance mean that the 5-year survival rate of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is low. Radioactive (125)I seed implantation has received increasing attention as a...

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Main Authors: Yunhong Tian, Qiang Xie, Yunming Tian, Ying Liu, Zuoping Huang, Cundong Fan, Bing Hou, Dan Sun, Kaitai Yao, Tianfeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769370?pdf=render