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ReviewCurrent issues in molecular biology2026

Replication Stress in Cancer: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities for Radiosensitization.

Spyridon N Vasilopoulos, Ioanna Tremi, Ioly Kotta-Loizou, Angeliki Gkikoudi, Ourania E Tsitsilonis, Sophia Havaki, Alexandros G Georgakilas

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Review in Current issues in molecular biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Spyridon N VasilopoulosDNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0009-0007-0596-2945
Ioanna TremiDNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4711-8888
Ioly Kotta-LoizouDepartment of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3277-6359
Angeliki GkikoudiDNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7614-9499
Ourania E TsitsilonisSection of Animal and Human Physiology, Department of Biology, School of Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), 15784 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6954-0740
Sophia HavakiMolecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0660-2179
Alexandros G GeorgakilasDNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-5971-0010

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Replication stress (RS) is a hallmark of cancer, largely driven by oncogene activation. Due to high levels of RS, cancer cells depend heavily on the RS response mechanisms to avoid DNA damage. This dependency creates a therapeutic opportunity that can be exploited for more effective cancer treatment. This review synthesizes current mechanistic understanding of RS and RS response and further describes how targeted disruption of RS response proteins (ATR, Chk1, Wee1, PARP, RPA) has been used in preclinical and clinical studies. We summarize preclinical and emerging clinical evidence for exploiting RS for radiosensitization, and outline candidate biomarkers and functional assays for patient selection. We also highlight the links between RS, therapy-induced senescence and innate immune activation via the cGAS-STING (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-Stimulator of Interferon Genes) pathway, and address current challenges and future directions.

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ATRChk1DNA damage response (DDR)oncogenesPARPradiosensitizationradiotherapyreplication stress (RS)RPAWee1

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PMID41614897
PMCPMC12840087

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