How can we overcome tumor hypoxia in radiation therapy?

H Harada - Journal of radiation research, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Local recurrence and distant metastasis frequently occur after radiation therapy for cancer
and can be fatal. Evidence obtained from radiochemical and radiobiological studies has …

The emerging role of hypoxia-inducible factor-2 involved in chemo/radioresistance in solid tumors

J Zhao, F Du, Y Luo, G Shen, F Zheng, B Xu - Cancer treatment reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The hypoxic condition is a common feature that negatively impacts the efficacy of radio-and
chemotherapy in solid tumors. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF-1, 2, 3) predominantly regulate …

Effect of HIF-1 modulation on the response of two-and three-dimensional cultures of human colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil

R Ravizza, R Molteni, MB Gariboldi, E Marras… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Tumour hypoxia represents a major obstacle to the success of radiotherapy and
chemotherapy. The discovery that the hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) is a master …

The selective hypoxia inducible factor-1 inhibitor PX-478 provides in vivo radiosensitization through tumor stromal effects

DL Schwartz, G Powis, A Thitai-Kumar, Y He… - Molecular cancer …, 2009 - AACR
Abstract Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) promotes tumor cell adaptation to
microenvironmental stress. HIF-1 is up-regulated in irradiated tumors and serves as a …

Small interfering RNA targeting HIF-1α reduces hypoxia-dependent transcription and radiosensitizes hypoxic HT 1080 human fibrosarcoma cells in vitro

A Staab, M Fleischer, J Loeffler, H Said… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2011 - doc.rero.ch
Summary Background:: Hypoxia inducible factor-1 has been identified as a potential target
to overcome hypoxia-induced radioresistance The aim of the present study was to …

[HTML][HTML] HIF-1 signaling: A key orchestrator of cancer radioresistance

R Huang, PK Zhou - Radiation Medicine and Protection, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a big roadblock for cancer radiotherapy, in which the hypoxia-inducible factor
(HIF-1) creates a microenvironment and cancer cells' intrinsic signaling networks conferring …

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1) in cancer

M Quintero, N Mackenzie, PA Brennan - European Journal of Surgical …, 2004 - Elsevier
Hypoxia is a common feature of many cancers. It contributes to local and systemic tumour
progression as well as potentially compromising radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Hypoxia …

The hypoxia-inducible factor-1α is a negative factor for tumor therapy

A Unruh, A Ressel, HG Mohamed, RS Johnson… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
Tumor hypoxia negatively regulates cell growth and causes a more malignant phenotype by
increasing the expression of genes encoding angiogenic, metabolic and metastatic factors …

Hypoxia and radiotherapy: opportunities for improved outcomes in cancer treatment

BJ Moeller, RA Richardson, MW Dewhirst - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2007 - Springer
A large body of clinical evidence exists to suggest that tumor hypoxia negatively impacts
radiotherapy. As a result, there has been longstanding active research into novel methods of …

PX‐478, an inhibitor of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α, enhances radiosensitivity of prostate carcinoma cells

ST Palayoor, JB Mitchell, D Cerna… - … journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Overexpression of hypoxia‐inducible factor‐1α (HIF‐1α) in human tumors is associated with
poor prognosis and poor outcome to radiation therapy. Inhibition of HIF‐1α is considered as …