In vitro evaluation of photon and carbon ion radiotherapy in combination with cisplatin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell lines

BackgroundHeavy ion radiotherapy, such as carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT), has multiple advantages over conventional photon therapy. Cisplatin, as a classic anti-tumor drugs, has been tested and discovered as a photon radiosensitizer in several cell lines, including head and neck squamous cell carcin...

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Main Authors: Xumeng Fang, Pian Sun, Yuanli Dong, Yangle Huang, Jiade Jay Lu, Lin Kong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.896142/full