(MS05-1) VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibition by ZK 222584/ PTK 787 (ZK) combined with fractionated radiotherapy (RT) in human squamous cell carcinoma (hSCC) in nude mice.
Zips, Daniel^*,1, Krause, Mechthild¹, Westphal, Jana¹, Brüchner, Kerstin², Eicheler, Wolfgang¹, Dörfler, Annegret¹, Grenman, Reidar³, Baumann, Michael^1,2, ¹ Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany² Experimental Center, Medical Faculty, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany³ Dept. of Otorhinolarynology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
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(MS05-2) Study of hypoxia in human head and neck tumors by pimonidazole binding and HIF-1 alpha expression.
Janssen, Hilde^*,1, Blommestijn, Gerard¹, Sprong, Debbie¹, Haustermans, Karin^1,2, Semenza, Gregg³, Raleigh, Jim⁴, Balm, Alfons¹, Begg, Adrian¹, ¹ The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands² University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium³ The Johns Hopkins University School of medicine, Baltimore, Maryland⁴ UNC-CH School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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(MS05-3) Comparison of MR imaging and MR spectroscopic parameters with oxygenation, thermometry, and histopathology in 35 patients with high grade soft tissue sarcomas following thermoradiotherapy.
Charles, H. Cecil², McFall, James², Samulski, Thaddeus¹, Brizel, David¹, Poulson, Jean¹, Yu, Daohai³, Prosnitz, Leonard¹, Jones, Ellen¹, Dewhirst, Mark¹, Lora-Michiels, Michaël^*,1, ² Center for Advanced Magnetic Resonance Development¹ Department of Radiation Oncology³ Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Durham, NC
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(MS05-4) Isoform specificity of redox-mediated TGF- activation.
Jobling, Michael^*,1, Finnigan, Monica¹, Barcellos-Hoff, Mary Helen¹, ¹ Cell and Molecular Biology, Berkeley, CA
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(MS05-5) Protection from radiation induced acute lung injury by overexpression of extracellular superoxide dismutase in mice.
Kang, Song^*,1, Rabbani, Zahid¹, Folz, Rodney², Dewhirst, Mark¹, Anscher, Mitchell¹, Vujaskovic, Zeljko¹, ¹ Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC² Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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(MS05-6) Requirement for double stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase (PKR) for expression of heat shock proteins during stress involves mRNA stabilization.
Tang, Dan^*,1, Zhao, Meijuan¹, Stevenson, Mary Ann², Asea, Alexzander¹, Calderwood, Stuart¹, ¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA² Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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(MS05-7) The influence of low dose ionizing radiation on elevated endogenous free radical levels in transgenic growth hormone mice .
Lemon, Jennifer^*,1, Rollo, C. David¹, Boreham, Doug², ¹ Department of Biology, Life Sciences Building, Hamilton, Ontario² Department of Medical Physics, Nuclear Research Building, Hamilton, Ontario
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(MS05-8) AP-1 activation of DNA methyltransferase contributes to a unique multi-modality resistant phenotype via cellular oxidative stress responses.
Sieck, Leah^*,1, Bisht, Kheem¹, Bradbury, C. Matthew¹, Gius, David¹, ¹ National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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(MS05-9) Radiation effects on proteasome function.
Pervan, Milena^*,1, McBride, William¹, ¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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