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ReviewCancers2026

Strategies to Improve Sensitivity to Radiotherapy in Pediatric Solid Tumors.

Maryam G Shaikh, Morgan L Brown, Jamie M Aye, Elizabeth A Beierle

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Review in Cancers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maryam G ShaikhDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.
Morgan L BrownDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2729-8244
Jamie M AyeDivision of Hematology Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8440-1263
Elizabeth A BeierleDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4613-0527

Funding

Surgical Oncology Research Training ProgramT32CA229102 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI HERBERT CHEN · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
Kaul Pediatric Research Foundation N/ANational Pediatric Cancer Foundation N/ANCI NIH HHS T32 CA229102NIH HHS T32CA229102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The primary goal in the treatment of pediatric malignancies is to maintain effective cancer control while minimizing toxicities and late effects. Radiotherapy is a component of standard therapy against many pediatric cancers, but tumor cell DNA damage repair mechanisms and the hypoxic tumor microenvironment may limit the effectiveness of this modality. Additionally, irradiated cancer cells often acquire resistance to radiotherapy that permits cancer cell survival or stimulates tumor regrowth after treatment, further limiting the efficacy of radiotherapy. Various preclinical studies have investigated the potential of combining chemotherapy or immunotherapy with radiotherapy, with the goal of inducing a more lethal amount of DNA damage and prohibiting cells from acquiring radiotherapy resistance. This review provides an overview of the current strategies to enhance cancer cell response to radiotherapy, providing a framework to improve outcomes for children with solid tumors.

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DNA damagepediatric cancerradioresistanceradiosensitizersradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID42449647
PMCPMC13360275

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