Combined MEK and PARP inhibition enhances radiation response in rectal cancer

Rectal cancer is frequently diagnosed at a locally advanced stage and treated by neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Current efforts to improve treatment outcome are focused on intensifying neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which is associated with higher levels of toxicity. To discover alternative strategies, we e...

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Main Authors: Xiao, Qiyun (Author) , Riedesser, Julian (Author) , Mulholland, Theresa (Author) , Li, Zhenchong (Author) , Buchloh, Jonas (Author) , Albrecht, Philipp (Author) , Yang, Xinchen (Author) , Li, Moying (Author) , Venkatachalam, Nachiyappan (Author) , Skabkina, Olga (Author) , Klupsch, Anna (Author) , Eichhorn, Ella (Author) , Wang, Li (Author) , Belle, Sebastian (Author) , Schulte, Nadine (Author) , Schmitz, Daniel (Author) , Froelich, Matthias F. (Author) , Trikhirhisthit, Kyrhatii (Author) , Valentini, Erica (Author) , Boonekamp, Kim E. (Author) , Petersen, Yvonne (Author) , Miersch, Thilo (Author) , Burgermeister, Elke (Author) , Herskind, Carsten (Author) , Veldwijk, Marlon Romano (Author) , Brochhausen, Christoph (Author) , Ihnatko, Robert (Author) , Krijgsveld, Jeroen (Author) , Kurth, Ina (Author) , Zhu, Yuxing (Author) , Ma, Yanni (Author) , Cao, Ke (Author) , Boutros, Michael (Author) , Ebert, Matthias (Author) , Zhan, Tianzuo (Author) , Betge, Johannes (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: August 19, 2025
In: Cell reports. Medicine
Year: 2025, Volume: 6, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-18, 1-9
ISSN:2666-3791
DOI:10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102284
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.102284
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266637912500357X
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Author Notes:Qiyun Xiao, Julian E. Riedesser, Theresa Mulholland, Zhenchong Li, Jonas Buchloh, Philipp Albrecht, Xinchen Yang, Moying Li, Nachiyappan Venkatachalam, Olga Skabkina, Anna Klupsch, Ella Eichhorn, Li Wang, Sebastian Belle, Nadine Schulte, Daniel Schmitz, Matthias F. Froelich, Kyrhatii Trikhirhisthit, Erica Valentini, Kim E. Boonekamp, Yvonne Petersen, Thilo Miersch, Elke Burgermeister, Carsten Herskind, Marlon R. Veldwijk, Christoph Brochhausen, Robert Ihnatko, Jeroen Krijgsveld, Ina Kurth, Yuxing Zhu, Yanni Ma, Ke Cao, Michael Boutros, Matthias P. Ebert, Tianzuo Zhan, and Johannes Betge

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