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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Influence of stem-cell cycle time on accelerated re-population during radiotherapy in head and neck cancer |
Author: | Marcu, L. Bezak, E. |
Citation: | Cell Proliferation: in basic and clinical sciences, 2012; 45(5):404-412 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0960-7722 1365-2184 |
Statement of Responsibility: | L.G. Marcu and E. Bezak |
Abstract: | OBJECTIVES: Tumour re-population during radiotherapy was identified as an important reason for treatment failure in head and neck cancers. The process of re-population is suggested to be caused by various mechanisms, one of the most plausible one being accelerated division of stem-cells (i.e. drastic shortening of cell cycle duration). However, the literature lacks quantitative data regarding the length of tumour stem-cell cycle time during irradiation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The presented work suggests that if accelerated stem-cell division is indeed a key mechanism behind tumour re-population, the stem-cell cycle time can drop below 10 h during radiotherapy. To illustrate the possible implications, the mechanism of accelerated division was implemented into a Monte Carlo model of tumour growth and response to radiotherapy. Tumour response to radiotherapy was simulated with different stem-cell cycle times (between 2 and 10 h) after the initiation of radiotherapy. RESULTS: It was found that very short stem-cell cycle times lead to tumour re-population during treatment, which cannot be overcome by radiationinduced cell kill. Increasing the number of radiation dose fractions per week might be effective, but only for longer cell cycle times. CONCLUSION: It is of crucial importance to quantitatively assess the mechanisms responsible for tumour re-population, given that conventional treatment regimens are not efficient in delivering lethal doses to advanced head and neck tumours. |
Keywords: | Humans Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Monte Carlo Method Cell Cycle Cell Division Cell Death Cell Survival Time Factors Computer Simulation Neoplastic Stem Cells |
Rights: | © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00832.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00832.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Chemistry and Physics publications |
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