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Experimental evidence suggests that the hypoxic fraction in solid tumors may influence its growth, may increase its malignant potential, and may reduce its sensitivity towards non-surgical treatment modalities (e.g., standard irradiation, certain anticancer drugs). The role of the tumor O2 status in radio-/chemotherapy and its impact on relevant tumor biological characteristics of tumors are summarized in Table 1.
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Vaupel, P. (1996). Oxygen Transport in Tumors. In: Ince, C., Kesecioglu, J., Telci, L., Akpir, K. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XVII. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 388. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0333-6_44
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