Nimotuzumab enhances the radiosensitivity of cancer cells in vitro by inhibiting radiation-induced DNA damage repair.

BACKGROUND:Nimotuzumab is a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody specifically targeting EGFR. In this study, we aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of nimotuzumab in its effects of enhancing cancer cell radiosensitivity. PRINCIPAL FINDING:Lung cancer A549 cells and breast cancer MCF-7 cells...

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Main Authors: Yuan-yuan Qu, Song-liu Hu, Xiang-ying Xu, Rui-zhi Wang, Hong-yang Yu, Jian-yu Xu, Lin Chen, Guang-lu Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3745376?pdf=render