Open AccessPKCα is a Potentially Useful Marker for Planning Individualized Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
Jing Zhang,
Lu Zhang,
Bowen Xie,
Yumei Duan,
Ying Wang,
Liangfang Shen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s289421
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , small hairpin rna , medicine , cancer research , radiosensitivity , cell culture , gene knockdown , radiation therapy , in vivo , protein kinase c , oncology , radiation sensitivity , kinase , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , nuclear physics , genetics , irradiation , physics
To examine the expression of protein kinase C alpha (PKCα) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and determine its relationship to the radio-sensitivity of NPC in order to evaluate its potential as a molecular marker for the guidance of individualized radiation therapy for NPC.