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ReviewCancers2025

The Emerging Role of Nanoparticles Combined with Either Radiotherapy or Hyperthermia in Head and Neck Cancer: A Current Review.

Elena Vlastou, Andromachi Kougioumtzopoulou, Kalliopi Platoni, Ioannis Georgakopoulos, Nefeli Lagopati, Vasileios Kouloulias, Anna Zygogianni

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Radioresistance Mechanisms in Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Elena VlastouRadiotherapy Department, General Children's Hospital 'Pan. & Aglaia Kyriakou', 11527 Athens, Greece.
Andromachi KougioumtzopoulouDepartment of Clinical Radiation Oncology, "ATTIKON" General University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Haidari, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3576-5495
Kalliopi PlatoniDepartment of Clinical Radiation Oncology, "ATTIKON" General University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Haidari, Greece.
Ioannis GeorgakopoulosRadiotherapy Unit, 1st Radiology Department, 'Aretaieion' University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6354-9805
Nefeli LagopatiLaboratory of Biology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9317-9510
Vasileios KoulouliasDepartment of Clinical Radiation Oncology, "ATTIKON" General University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Haidari, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2082-7323
Anna ZygogianniRadiotherapy Unit, 1st Radiology Department, 'Aretaieion' University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, Greece.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck cancer (HNC) includes various malignancies and represents the seventh most common cancer worldwide. The early diagnosis of HNC results in a 70-90% five-year survival rate, which declines with locally advanced stages of disease. Current care employs a multimodal strategy encompassing surgery, radiation therapy (RT), chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, while treatment options vary according to the stage, tumor features, and patient characteristics. About 75% of patients with HNC will benefit from RT, either as a primary treatment or as adjuvant therapy following surgical resection. Technological improvements in RT, such as intensity-modulated RT (IMRT) and image-guided RT (IGRT), have enhanced tumor targeting and minimized adjacent healthy tissue irradiation while also expanding RT to the recurrent or metastatic setting. Innovative therapeutic strategies for HNC integrate RT with immunotherapy, gene therapy, molecular targeted therapy, photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and nanoparticles (NPs), with the objective of optimizing tumor control while reducing damage to normal tissues. NPs are emerging as possible radiosensitizers in HNC treatment, enhancing the efficacy of RT, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. In vivo and in vitro studies on the irradiation of tumors containing gold (Au), gadolinium (Gd), and hafnium oxide (HfO

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head and neck cancerhyperthermiananoparticlesradioenhancersradiosensitivityradiosensitizersradiotherapy

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PMID40075746
PMCPMC11899074

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