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ReviewRadiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology2023

The role of autophagy in hypoxia-induced radioresistance.

Rhianna Mae Hill, Matthew Fok, Gabrielle Grundy, Jason Luke Parsons, Sonia Rocha

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Review in Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rhianna Mae HillDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK.
Matthew FokDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK.
Gabrielle GrundyDepartment of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool, L7 8TX, UK.
Jason Luke ParsonsInstitute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Sonia RochaDepartment of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, University of Liverpool, L69 7ZB, UK. Electronic address: srocha@liverpool.ac.uk.
University of Liverpool · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Realizing the radiobiological impact of protons and high-LET particles in head and neck cancer and glioblastoma modelsR01CA256854 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL · PI PARSONS, JASON · 2021 to 2025
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA256854
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy is a widely used treatment modality against cancer, and although survival rates are increasing, radioresistant properties of tumours remain a significant barrier for curative treatment. Tumour hypoxia is one of the main contributors to radioresistance and is common in most solid tumours. Hypoxia is responsible for many molecular changes within the cell which helps tumours to survive under such challenging conditions. These hypoxia-induced molecular changes are predominantly coordinated by the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) and have been linked with the ability to confer resistance to radiation-induced cell death. To overcome this obstacle research has been directed towards autophagy, a cellular process involved in self degradation and recycling of macromolecules, as HIF plays a large role in its coordination under hypoxic conditions. The role that autophagy has following radiotherapy treatment is conflicted with evidence of both cytoprotective and cytotoxic effects. This literature review aims to explore the intricate relationship between radiotherapy, hypoxia, and autophagy in the context of cancer treatment. It provides valuable insights into the potential of targeting autophagy as a therapeutic strategy to improve the response of hypoxic tumours to radiotherapy.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsRadiation ToleranceAutophagyCell HypoxiaCell Line, TumorHumansHypoxiaHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitAutophagyHIFHypoxiaIonizing radiationRadioresistance

Identifiers

PMID37838322
PMCPMC11046710
OpenAlexW4387579707

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