Implications of the Bystander and Abscopal Effects of Radiation Therapy.

Verma, Vivek; Lin, Steven H · Clin Cancer Res · 2016

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Abstract

Siva and colleagues have demonstrated that localized thoracic radiation resulted in DNA damage at out-of-field sites. Although these interesting findings require validation, we discuss the important clinical implications of these data, especially in the era of immune therapies. Clin Cancer Res; 22(19); 4763-5. ©2016 AACRSee related article by Siva et al., p. 4817.

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