Journal
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
Volume 92, Issue 1093, Pages -Publisher
BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180008
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Funding
- Swiss National Science Foundation: FNS [3,1003A_156892, FNS/ANR CR32I3L_156924]
- ISREC Foundation
- Fond'action
- Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France (MESR) [3,1003A_156892]
- Inca [2014-1-PL BIO-03]
- FNS/ANR [CR32I3L_156924]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CR32I3L_156924] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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Normal tissue damages induced by radiation therapy remain dose-limiting factors in radiation oncology and this is still true despite recent advances in treatment planning and delivery of image-guided radiation therapy. Additionally, as the number of long-term cancer survivors increases, unacceptable complications emerge and dramatically reduce the patients' quality of life. This means that patients and clinicians expect discovery of new options for the therapeutic management of radiation-induced complications. Over the past four decades, research has enhanced our understanding of the pathophysiological, cellular and molecular processes governing normal tissue toxicity. Those processes are complex and involve the cross-talk between the various cells of a tissue, including fibroblasts, endothelial, immune and epithelial cells as well as soluble paracrine factors including growth factors and proteases. We will review the translatable pharmacological approaches that have been developed to prevent, mitigate, or reverse radiation injuries based upon the targeting of cellular and signalling pathways. We will summarize the different steps of the research strategy, from the definition of initial biological hypotheses to preclinical studies and clinical translation. We will also see how novel research and therapeutic hypotheses emerge along the way as well as briefly highlight innovative approaches based upon novel radiotherapy delivery procedures.
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