Role of metabolism in cancer cell radioresistance and radiosensitization methods

Abstract Background Radioresistance is a major factor leading to the failure of radiotherapy and poor prognosis in tumor patients. Following the application of radiotherapy, the activity of various metabolic pathways considerably changes, which may result in the development of resistance to radiatio...

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Main Authors: Le Tang, Fang Wei, Yingfen Wu, Yi He, Lei Shi, Fang Xiong, Zhaojian Gong, Can Guo, Xiayu Li, Hao Deng, Ke Cao, Ming Zhou, Bo Xiang, Xiaoling Li, Yong Li, Guiyuan Li, Wei Xiong, Zhaoyang Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0758-7