Improved functionality of the vasculature during conventionally fractionated radiation therapy of prostate cancer.

Although endothelial cell apoptosis participates in the tumor shrinkage after single high-dose radiotherapy, little is known regarding the vascular response after conventionally fractionated radiation therapy. Therefore, we evaluated hypoxia, perfusion and vascular microenvironment changes in an ort...

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Main Authors: Vincent A Potiron, Rym Abderrahmani, Karen Clément-Colmou, Séverine Marionneau-Lambot, Thibauld Oullier, François Paris, Stéphane Supiot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24391887/pdf/?tool=EBI