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The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Lili Jia
    • Shumei Ma
    • Xue Hou
    • Xin Wang
    • Abu Baker Layth Qased
    • Xuefei Sun
    • Nan Liang
    • Huicheng Li
    • Heqing Yi
    • Dejuan Kong
    • Xiaodong Liu
    • Feiyue Fan
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    Affiliations: Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Ministry of Health), School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Ministry of Health), School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Department of Surgery, Norman Bethune Second Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiology, China-Japan Union Hospital, Changchun 130021, P.R. China, Department of Radiotherapy, Norman Bethune Fourth Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun, 130011, P.R. China, Department of Radiation Hazard Evaluation, Institute of Radiation Medicine of Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin 300192, P.R. China
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been demonstrated to have potent cytotoxic activity against certain malignant tumors. Ionizing radiation (IR) is one of the most effective methods used in the clinical treatment of cancer. The drawback of a single formula is that it limits the treatment efficacy for cancer, while comprehensive strategies require additional theoretical support. However, a combination of different antitumor treatment modalities is advantageous in restricting the non-specific toxicity often observed with an extremely high dose of a single regimen. The induction of apoptotic cell death is a significant process in tumor cells following radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and resistance to these treatments has been linked to a low propensity for apoptosis. Autophagy is a response of cancer cells to IR or chemotherapy, and involves the prominent formation of autophagic vacuoles in the cytoplasm. In this review, the synergistic effects of TCM and radiotherapy are summarized and the underlying mechanisms are illustrated, providing new therapeutic strategies for cancer.
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Jia L, Ma S, Hou X, Wang X, Qased A, Sun X, Liang N, Li H, Yi H, Kong D, Kong D, et al: The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review). Oncol Lett 5: 1439-1447, 2013.
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Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X. ... Fan, F. (2013). The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review). Oncology Letters, 5, 1439-1447. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1245
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Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X., Liang, N., Li, H., Yi, H., Kong, D., Liu, X., Fan, F."The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review)". Oncology Letters 5.5 (2013): 1439-1447.
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Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X., Liang, N., Li, H., Yi, H., Kong, D., Liu, X., Fan, F."The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review)". Oncology Letters 5, no. 5 (2013): 1439-1447. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1245
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Jia L, Ma S, Hou X, Wang X, Qased A, Sun X, Liang N, Li H, Yi H, Kong D, Kong D, et al: The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review). Oncol Lett 5: 1439-1447, 2013.
APA
Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X. ... Fan, F. (2013). The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review). Oncology Letters, 5, 1439-1447. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1245
MLA
Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X., Liang, N., Li, H., Yi, H., Kong, D., Liu, X., Fan, F."The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review)". Oncology Letters 5.5 (2013): 1439-1447.
Chicago
Jia, L., Ma, S., Hou, X., Wang, X., Qased, A., Sun, X., Liang, N., Li, H., Yi, H., Kong, D., Liu, X., Fan, F."The synergistic effects of traditional Chinese herbs and radiotherapy for cancer treatment (Review)". Oncology Letters 5, no. 5 (2013): 1439-1447. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1245
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