Hypoxia-activated tumor pathways of angiogenesis and pH regulation independent of anemia in head-and-neck cancer.
PURPOSE: Anemia is considered a major factor that counteracts the efficacy of radiotherapy, presumably because of reduced oxygen availability that leads to tumor hypoxia. Nevertheless, anemia is not the only factor defining oxygen availability, because a poor and/or immature vascular network may pr...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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