Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38095764›Full record

ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2024

DNA repair in tumor radioresistance: insights from fruit flies genetics.

Antonella Porrazzo, Matteo Cassandri, Andrea D'Alessandro, Patrizia Morciano, Rossella Rota, Francesco Marampon, Giovanni Cenci

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Antonella Porrazzo *Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00146, Rome, Italy.
Matteo Cassandri *Department of Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00146, Rome, Italy.
Andrea D'AlessandroDepartment of Biology and Biotechnologies "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy.
Patrizia MorcianoDipartimento di Medicina Clinica, Sanità Pubblica, Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Degli Studi dell'Aquila, 67100, L'Aquila, Italy.
Rossella RotaDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Cell and Gene Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00146, Rome, Italy.
Francesco MaramponDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, 00161, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni CenciDepartment of Biology and Biotechnologies "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy. giovanni.cenci@uniroma1.it.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

Funding

Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti Anna Tramontanto 2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadiation therapy (RT) is a key anti-cancer treatment that involves using ionizing radiation to kill tumor cells. However, this therapy can lead to short- and long-term adverse effects due to radiation exposure of surrounding normal tissue. The type of DNA damage inflicted by radiation therapy determines its effectiveness. High levels of genotoxic damage can lead to cell cycle arrest, senescence, and cell death, but many tumors can cope with this damage by activating protective mechanisms. Intrinsic and acquired radioresistance are major causes of tumor recurrence, and understanding these mechanisms is crucial for cancer therapy. The mechanisms behind radioresistance involve processes like hypoxia response, cell proliferation, DNA repair, apoptosis inhibition, and autophagy.

conclusionHere we briefly review the role of genetic and epigenetic factors involved in the modulation of DNA repair and DNA damage response that promote radioresistance. In addition, leveraging our recent results on the effects of low dose rate (LDR) of ionizing radiation on Drosophila melanogaster we discuss how this model organism can be instrumental in the identification of conserved factors involved in the tumor resistance to RT.

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DNA RepairDrosophila melanogasterNeoplasmsRadiation ToleranceAnimalsDNA DamageHumansDNA repairDrosophilaRadiobiologyRadioresistanceRadiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID38095764
PMCPMC12974056
OpenAlexW4389741272

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