Hypoxia and oxidative stress in breast cancer Tumour hypoxia – therapeutic considerations
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- 7 August 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research
- Vol. 3 (5) , 1-4
- https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr316
Abstract
Conclusive research has shown that regions of acute/chronic hypoxia, which exist within the majority of solid tumours, have a profound influence on the therapeutic outcome of cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy and are a strong prognostic factor of disease progression and survival. A strong argument therefore exists for assessing the hypoxic fraction of tumours, prior to patient treatment, and to tailor this treatment accordingly. Tumour hypoxia also provides a powerful physiological stimulus that can be exploited as a tumour-specific condition, allowing for the rationale design of hypoxia-activated anticancer drugs or novel hypoxia-regulated gene therapy strategies.Keywords
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