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Title: DNA Double-Strand Break Analysis by {gamma}-H2AX Foci: A Useful Method for Determining the Overreactors to Radiation-Induced Acute Reactions Among Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients

Abstract

Purpose: Interindividual variability in normal tissue toxicity during radiation therapy is a limiting factor for successful treatment. Predicting the risk of developing acute reactions before initiation of radiation therapy may have the benefit of opting for altered radiation therapy regimens to achieve minimal adverse effects with improved tumor cure. Methods and Materials: DNA double-strand break (DSB) induction and its repair kinetics in lymphocytes of head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy was analyzed by counting {gamma}-H2AX foci, neutral comet assay, and a modified version of neutral filter elution assay. Acute normal tissue reactions were assessed by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group criteria. Results: The correlation between residual DSBs and the severity of acute reactions demonstrated that residual {gamma}-H2AX foci in head-and-neck cancer patients increased with the severity of oral mucositis and skin reaction. Conclusions: Our results suggest that {gamma}-H2AX analysis may have predictive implications for identifying the overreactors to mucositis and skin reactions among head-and-neck cancer patients prior to initiation of radiation therapy.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]; ;  [3]; ;  [4]
  1. Division of Radiobiology and Toxicology, Manipal Life Sciences Centre, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka (India)
  2. Manipal Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka (India)
  3. Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Shiridi Sai Baba Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka (India)
  4. Division of Biotechnology, Manipal Life Sciences Centre, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22149684
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 84; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0360-3016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; BIOLOGICAL REPAIR; DNA; HEAD; HEALTH HAZARDS; KINETICS; LYMPHOCYTES; NECK; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; STRAND BREAKS

Citation Formats

Goutham, Hassan Venkatesh, Mumbrekar, Kamalesh Dattaram, Vadhiraja, Bejadi Manjunath, Fernandes, Donald Jerard, Sharan, Krishna, Kanive Parashiva, Guruprasad, Kapaettu, Satyamoorthy, and Bola Sadashiva, Satish Rao, E-mail: satishraomlsc@gmail.com. DNA Double-Strand Break Analysis by {gamma}-H2AX Foci: A Useful Method for Determining the Overreactors to Radiation-Induced Acute Reactions Among Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1016/J.IJROBP.2012.06.041.
Goutham, Hassan Venkatesh, Mumbrekar, Kamalesh Dattaram, Vadhiraja, Bejadi Manjunath, Fernandes, Donald Jerard, Sharan, Krishna, Kanive Parashiva, Guruprasad, Kapaettu, Satyamoorthy, & Bola Sadashiva, Satish Rao, E-mail: satishraomlsc@gmail.com. DNA Double-Strand Break Analysis by {gamma}-H2AX Foci: A Useful Method for Determining the Overreactors to Radiation-Induced Acute Reactions Among Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2012.06.041
Goutham, Hassan Venkatesh, Mumbrekar, Kamalesh Dattaram, Vadhiraja, Bejadi Manjunath, Fernandes, Donald Jerard, Sharan, Krishna, Kanive Parashiva, Guruprasad, Kapaettu, Satyamoorthy, and Bola Sadashiva, Satish Rao, E-mail: satishraomlsc@gmail.com. 2012. "DNA Double-Strand Break Analysis by {gamma}-H2AX Foci: A Useful Method for Determining the Overreactors to Radiation-Induced Acute Reactions Among Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJROBP.2012.06.041.
@article{osti_22149684,
title = {DNA Double-Strand Break Analysis by {gamma}-H2AX Foci: A Useful Method for Determining the Overreactors to Radiation-Induced Acute Reactions Among Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients},
author = {Goutham, Hassan Venkatesh and Mumbrekar, Kamalesh Dattaram and Vadhiraja, Bejadi Manjunath and Fernandes, Donald Jerard and Sharan, Krishna and Kanive Parashiva, Guruprasad and Kapaettu, Satyamoorthy and Bola Sadashiva, Satish Rao, E-mail: satishraomlsc@gmail.com},
abstractNote = {Purpose: Interindividual variability in normal tissue toxicity during radiation therapy is a limiting factor for successful treatment. Predicting the risk of developing acute reactions before initiation of radiation therapy may have the benefit of opting for altered radiation therapy regimens to achieve minimal adverse effects with improved tumor cure. Methods and Materials: DNA double-strand break (DSB) induction and its repair kinetics in lymphocytes of head-and-neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy was analyzed by counting {gamma}-H2AX foci, neutral comet assay, and a modified version of neutral filter elution assay. Acute normal tissue reactions were assessed by Radiation Therapy Oncology Group criteria. Results: The correlation between residual DSBs and the severity of acute reactions demonstrated that residual {gamma}-H2AX foci in head-and-neck cancer patients increased with the severity of oral mucositis and skin reaction. Conclusions: Our results suggest that {gamma}-H2AX analysis may have predictive implications for identifying the overreactors to mucositis and skin reactions among head-and-neck cancer patients prior to initiation of radiation therapy.},
doi = {10.1016/J.IJROBP.2012.06.041},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22149684}, journal = {International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics},
issn = {0360-3016},
number = 5,
volume = 84,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}