Combining cytokines of different pathways may improve predictive power for radiation-induced lung toxicity

Authors :: Liang Xu
Bryan J. Schneider
James A. Hayman
D. Arenberg
Luhua Wang
A. Ruan
Gregory P. Kalemkerian
Lili Zhao
M. A. Davis
F.P. Kong
Source :: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26:22177-22177
Publication Year :: 2008
Publisher :: American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2008.
Abstract: 22177 Background: Although Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a key player, radiation-induced lung toxicity (RILT) involves numerous cytokines of multiple pathways. We hypothesized that TGF...

Subjects :: Cancer Research
Oncology
Lung toxicity
business.industry
Immunology
Cancer research
Medicine
Radiation induced
business
Transforming growth factor

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