The intrinsic radiosensitivity of normal and tumour cells
The intrinsic radiosensitivity of normal and tumour cells
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正常细胞和肿瘤细胞的内在辐射敏感性
DOI:
10.1080/095530098142248
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发表时间:
1998-04-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Hendry, JH
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作者:
West, CML;Davidson, SE;Hendry, JH
Purpose: To examine whether in vitro measurements of normal and tumour cell radiosensitivity can be used as prognostic factors in clinical oncology.Materials and methods: Stage I-III cervix carcinoma patients were treated with radical radiotherapy with a minimum of 3 years' follow-up. Lymphocyte and tumour radiosensitivities were assayed using, respectively, a limiting dilution and soft agar clonogenic assay to obtain surviving fraction at 2 Gy (SF2). The results were related, in an actuarial analysis, to late morbidity assessed using the France-Italian glossary.Results: Patients with radiosensitive lymphocytes had a significantly increased risk of developing late complications (n=93, p=0.002). Increasing tumour radiosensitivity was associated with an increased risk of morbidity (n=113, p=0.032). ii significant correlation was found between fibroblast and tumour cell radiosensitivity (r=0.57, p=0.03), but a weak inverse association was found between lymphocyte and tumour cell radiosensitivity (r= -0.32, p=0.03). Patients with radiosensitive lymphocytes and tumour cells had higher levels of late complications than those whose cells were radioresistant.Conclusion: The work described highlights the importance of cellular radiosensitivity as a parameter determining the clinical response to radiotherapy.