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Cancer Gene Ther. 2021 Apr 14; doi: 10.1038/s41417-021-00324-6. Epub 2021 Apr 14.

Radiation enhances the delivery of antisense oligonucleotides and improves chemo-radiation efficacy in brain tumor xenografts.

Cancer gene therapy

Prakash Ambady, Yingjen Jeffrey Wu, Cymon N Kersch, Joshua M Walker, Samantha Holland, Leslie L Muldoon, Edward A Neuwelt

Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA. [email protected].
  2. Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA.
  3. Department of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  4. Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Office of Research and Development, Portland, OR, USA.

PMID: 33850305 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-021-00324-6

Abstract

Overexpression of O

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