Amifostine does not protect thyroid cancer cells in DNA damaging in vitro models

Background: Amifostine is a potent scavenger of reactive oxygen species that is used for the salivary gland protection during therapy with radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer. There are no data on the potential effect of amifostine on thyroid cancer cells. Methods: We investigated the effects of...

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Main Authors: Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, John Costello Jr, Kirk Jensen, Aneeta Patel, Rok Tkavc, Douglas Van Nostrand, Kenneth D Burman, Leonard Wartofsky, Vasyl Vasko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2017-09-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:http://www.endocrineconnections.com/content/6/7/469.full