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Radiotherapy and Glioma Stem Cells: Searching for Chinks in Cellular Armor.

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Abstract
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Radiation became a pillar of oncologic treatment in the last century and provided a powerful and effective locoregional treatment of solid malignancies. After achieving some of the first cures in lymphomas and skin cancers, it assumed a key role in curative treatment of epithelioid malignancies. Despite success across a variety of histologic types, glioblastoma (GBM), the most common primary brain tumor afflicting adults, remains ultimately resistant to current radiation strategies. While GBMs demonstrate an initial response, recurrence is essentially universal and fatal, and typically reoccur in the areas that received the most intense radiation.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Current stem cell reports
Volume
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3
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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348-357
DOI
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10.1007/s40778-017-0102-8
Short Title
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Curr Stem Cell Rep
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