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Radiation response of the cells of a human malignant melanoma xenograft. Effect of hypoxic cell radiosensitizers

Journal Article · · Radiat. Res.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3575529· OSTI ID:6042400
The radiation response of the cells of E. E. malignant melanoma irradiated in suspension in vitro and as solid tumors in the athymic mutant nude mouse was studied. The dose-response curves for cells irradiated in vitro under aerobic and extremely hypoxic conditions indicated that the cells have a considerable capacity for accumulation of sublethal damage. The terminal slope of the dose-response curves for tumors irradiated in air-breathing or dead mice was not significantly different from that measured for extremely hypoxic cells irradiated in vitro. The shoulder of the dose-response curve for cells irradiated as tumors in dead mice (n = 42/sub -21//sup +43/) was at least as large as that for cells irradiated in suspension under extremely hypoxic conditions. By assuming that acute and chronically hypoxic cells showed the same response to radiation, the fraction of hypoxic cells in the tumors was determined to be 5 to 10%.
Research Organization:
Norsk Hydro's Inst. for Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway
OSTI ID:
6042400
Journal Information:
Radiat. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Radiat. Res.; (United States) Vol. 87:3; ISSN RAREA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English