Radiotherapy-induced metabolic hallmarks in the tumor microenvironment

A Mittal, M Nenwani, I Sarangi, A Achreja, TS Lawrence… - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Radiation is frequently administered for cancer treatment, but resistance or remission
remains common. Cancer cells alter their metabolism after radiotherapy to reduce its …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin inhibits growth of human glioblastoma cells and enhances therapeutic response

J Sesen, P Dahan, SJ Scotland, E Saland, VT Dang… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
High-grade gliomas, glioblastomas (GB), are refractory to conventional treatment combining
surgery, chemotherapy, mainly temozolomide, and radiotherapy. This highlights an urgent …

Metformin and cancer therapy

F Bost, IB Sahra, Y Le Marchand-Brustel… - Current opinion in …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
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[HTML][HTML] Targeting tumor perfusion and oxygenation to improve the outcome of anticancer therapy

BF Jordan, P Sonveaux - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are widespread clinical modalities for cancer treatment.
Among other biological influences, hypoxia is a main factor limiting the efficacy of …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin intervention—a panacea for cancer treatment?

A Buczyńska, I Sidorkiewicz, AJ Krętowski… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This literature analysis is focused on the pleiotropic action associated with
metformin treatment. Precisely, metformin treatment exerts many health effects, mainly by …

[HTML][HTML] Metformin and cancer hallmarks: shedding new lights on therapeutic repurposing

Y Hua, Y Zheng, Y Yao, R Jia, S Ge… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Metformin is a well-known anti-diabetic drug that has been repurposed for several emerging
applications, including as an anti-cancer agent. It boasts the distinct advantages of an …

The beneficial effects of metformin on cancer prevention and therapy: a comprehensive review of recent advances

P Saraei, I Asadi, MA Kakar… - Cancer management and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Metformin is a widely used drug in today's prescriptions by physicians due to its specific
effects in treating and curing type II diabetes. Diabetes is a common disease that may occur …

Metformin decreases glucose oxidation and increases the dependency of prostate cancer cells on reductive glutamine metabolism

SM Fendt, EL Bell, MA Keibler, SM Davidson, GJ Wirth… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Metformin inhibits cancer cell proliferation, and epidemiology studies suggest an association
with increased survival in patients with cancer taking metformin; however, the mechanism by …

Regional Hypoxia in Glioblastoma Multiforme Quantified with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography before Radiotherapy: Correlation with Time to …

AM Spence, M Muzi, KR Swanson, F O'Sullivan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: Hypoxia is associated with resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy and
activates transcription factors that support cell survival and migration. We measured the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing tumor oxygenation for predicting outcome in radiation oncology: a review of studies correlating tumor hypoxic status and outcome in the preclinical …

F Colliez, B Gallez, BF Jordan - Frontiers in oncology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Tumor hypoxia is recognized as a limiting factor for the efficacy of radiotherapy, because it
enhances tumor radioresistance. It is strongly suggested that assessing tumor oxygenation …