
Pusan National University researchers identify therapeutic targets to overcome radioresistance of brain cancer cells - EurekAlert
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a WHO grade IV brain tumor with dismal prognosis. Although post-surgical radiation chemotherapy combined with temozolomide is the standard line of treatment, GBM cells surviving radiotherapy contribute to tumor progression and recurrence…
image: Researchers from Korea and USA unveil the mechanism of radioresistance, or resistance to chemotherapy, in glioblastoma (brain cancer) cells, identifying potential therapeutic targets and a cli… [+5622 chars]
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