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ArticleBiomolecules2024

IFN-Type-I Response and Systemic Immunity in Rectal Adenocarcinoma Patients Treated with Conventional or Hypofractionated Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy.

Ioannis M Koukourakis, Erasmia Xanthopoulou, Michael I Koukourakis, Dina Tiniakos, Vassilis Kouloulias, Anna Zygogianni

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Article in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Ioannis M KoukourakisRadiation Oncology Unit, 1st Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Aretaieion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUOA), 11528 Athens, Greece.
Erasmia XanthopoulouDepartment of Radiotherapy/Oncology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Michael I KoukourakisDepartment of Radiotherapy/Oncology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2324-699X
Dina TiniakosDepartment of Pathology, Aretaieion University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.
Vassilis KoulouliasRadiotherapy Unit, 2nd Department of Radiology, Attikon Hospital, School of Medicine, Rimini 1, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Anna ZygogianniRadiation Oncology Unit, 1st Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Aretaieion Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUOA), 11528 Athens, Greece.

Funding

Democritus University of Thrace 81006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The IFN-type-I pathway is involved in radiotherapy (RT)-mediated immune responses. Large RT fractions have been suggested to potently induce this pathway. Neoadjuvant hypofractionated short-course (scRT) and conventional long-course (lcRT) RT applied for the treatment of locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients provides a unique model to address the immuno-stimulatory properties of RT on a systemic level. We prospectively analyzed the IFNβ plasma levels and lymphocyte counts (LCs) of rectal adenocarcinoma patients before and after treatment with scRT (n = 22) and lcRT (n = 40). Flow cytometry was conducted to assess the effects on lymphocytic subpopulations in a subset of 20 patients. A statistically significant increase in the post-RT IFNβ plasma levels was noted in patients undergoing scRT (

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AdenocarcinomaNeoadjuvant TherapyRectal NeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleHumansInterferon-betaInterferon Type ILymphocyte CountMaleMiddle AgedRadiation Dose HypofractionationInterferon-betaInterferon Type IadenocarcinomaCD8hypofractionationIFNβimmunotherapylymphopeniaradiotherapyrectal cancer

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PMID38672465
PMCPMC11048635

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