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Combining radiotherapy with immunotherapy

Author(s) -

Yavuz Anacak,

Serra Kamer,

Fatma Sert

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

marmara medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 11

ISSN - 1309-9469

DOI - 10.5472/mmj.34632

Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , immunotherapy , medical physics , cancer

It has long been known that radiation destroys the tumors by killing cells. However, immunotherapy is developing rapidly, combination of immunotherapy with chemotherapy and radiotherapy seems to be a viable option. Preclinical studies combining immunotherapy with radiotherapy resulted in promising data, where manipulating immune response enhances the effects of radiation. There are many ways of immunotherapy-radiotherapy combination, and the field is open for clinical research. This paper reviews the current situation on this topic. Keywords: Immunotherapy, Radiotherapy

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