Radiotherapy and radiosensitization in breast cancer: Molecular targets and clinical applications.
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy
Combination therapy
Radioresistance
Radiosensitizers
Radiotherapy
Journal
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology
ISSN: 1879-0461
Titre abrégé: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8916049
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
received:
07
06
2021
revised:
28
11
2021
accepted:
06
12
2021
pubmed:
11
12
2021
medline:
18
1
2022
entrez:
10
12
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Relatively poor survival outcomes are observed in advanced or metastatic breast cancer, where local control of the primary or metastatic disease may be achieved by surgical resection, local ablative and radiation therapies. Radioresistance, poses a major challenge in achieving durable oncologic outcomes, mandating development of novel management strategies. Although multimodality approaches that combine radiotherapy with chemotherapy, or systemic agents, are utilized for radiosensitization and treatment of various malignancies, this approach has not yet found its clinical application in breast cancer. Some agents for breast cancer treatment can serve as radiosensitizers, creating an opportunity to enhance effects of radiation while providing systemic disease control. Hence, combination of radiotherapy with radiosensitizing agents have the potential to improve oncologic outcomes in advanced or metastatic breast cancer. This review discusses molecular targets for radiosensitization and novel systemic agents that have potential for clinical use as radiosensitizers in breast cancer.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34890802
pii: S1040-8428(21)00353-X
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103566
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Radiation-Sensitizing Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103566Informations de copyright
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