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Cancer-associated fibroblasts: tumor defenders in radiation therapy.
Cell death & disease - 22 Aug 2023
Zhang Yalin, Lv Na, Li Manshi, Liu Ming, Wu Chunli
Abstract excerpt
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are an important component of the tumor microenvironment that are involved in multiple aspects of cancer progression and considered contributors to tumor immune escape. CAFs exhibit a unique radiation resistance phenotype, and can survive clinical radiation doses; however, ionizing radiation can induce changes in their secretions and influence tumor progression by acting on...
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