In reply to the Letter to the Editor by Chen and Lui regarding "Radiotherapy enhances uptake and efficacy of 90 Y-cetuximab: A preclinical trial" by A Dietrich et al


In reply to the Letter to the Editor by Chen and Lui regarding "Radiotherapy enhances uptake and efficacy of 90 Y-cetuximab: A preclinical trial" by A Dietrich et al

Dietrich, A.; Andreeff, M.; Koi, L.; Bergmann, R.; Schubert, M.; Schreiner, L.; Löck, S.; Sihver, W.; Freudenberg, R.; Hering, S.; Pietzsch, H.-J.; Steinbach, J.; Kotzerke, J.; Baumann, M.; Krause, M.

It is the reply to the Letter to the Editor by Chen and Lui regarding "Radiotherapy enhances uptake and efficacy of 90 Y-cetuximab: A preclinical trial" by A Dietrich et al.
Abstract: Background and purpose: Systemic molecular radiotherapy utilizes internal irradiation by radionuclide-labeled tumor-targeting agents with the potential to destroy (micro-)metastases. However, doses that are applicable in solid tumors do not reach the levels nessecary for tumor control. Thus, the combination of molecular and external radiotherapy is a promising treatment strategy, as enhanced tumor doses can be delivered with and without minor overlapping toxicities. Here, we combined a 90Y-labeled anti-EGFR antibody (Cetuximab) with clinically relevant fractionated radiotherapy in a preclinical trial using head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenograft tumors.

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