Fasting enhances the response of glioma to chemo- and radiotherapy.

Fasting enhances the response of glioma to chemo- and radiotherapy.

Glioma, including anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are among the most commonly diagnosed malignant adult brain tumors. GBM is a highly invasive and angiogenic tumor, resulting in a 12 to 15 months median survival. The treatment of GBM is multimodal and includes surgical resec...

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Main Authors: Fernando Safdie, Sebastian Brandhorst, Min Wei, Weijun Wang, Changhan Lee, Saewon Hwang, Peter S Conti, Thomas C Chen, Valter D Longo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3439413?pdf=render

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