Cancer Cell Death-Inducing Radiotherapy: Impact on Local Tumour Control, Tumour Cell Proliferation and Induction of Systemic Anti-tumour Immunity

Frey B, Derer A, Scheithauer H, Wunderlich R, Fietkau R, Gaipl U (2016)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology Kluwer Academic Publishers

Book Volume: 930

Pages Range: 151-72

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39406-0_7

Abstract

Radiotherapy (RT) predominantly is aimed to induce DNA damage in tumour cells that results in reduction of their clonogenicity and finally in tumour cell death. Adaptation of RT with higher single doses has become necessary and led to a more detailed view on what kind of tumour cell death is induced and which immunological consequences result from it. RT is capable of rendering tumour cells immunogenic by modifying the tumour cell phenotype and the microenvironment. Danger signals are released as well as the senescence-associated secretory phenotype. This results in maturation of dendritic cells and priming of cytotoxic T cells as well as in activation of natural killer cells. However, RT on the other hand can also result in immune suppressive events including apoptosis induction and foster tumour cell proliferation. That's why RT is nowadays increasingly combined with selected immunotherapies.

Authors with CRIS profile

Benjamin Frey Department of Radiation Oncology Anja Derer Department of Radiation Oncology Rainer Fietkau Lehrstuhl für Strahlentherapie Udo Gaipl Department of Radiation Oncology

Involved external institutions

Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (HMGU) / Helmholtz Munich DE Germany (DE) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Frey, B., Derer, A., Scheithauer, H., Wunderlich, R., Fietkau, R., & Gaipl, U. (2016). Cancer Cell Death-Inducing Radiotherapy: Impact on Local Tumour Control, Tumour Cell Proliferation and Induction of Systemic Anti-tumour Immunity. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 930, 151-72. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39406-0_7

MLA:

Frey, Benjamin, et al. "Cancer Cell Death-Inducing Radiotherapy: Impact on Local Tumour Control, Tumour Cell Proliferation and Induction of Systemic Anti-tumour Immunity." Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 930 (2016): 151-72.

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