Microdosimetry modeling with auger emitters in generalized cell geometry.

A microdosimetry model was developed for the prediction of cell viability for irregular non-spherical cells that were irradiated by low energy, short range auger electrons. Measured cell survival rates for LNCaP prostate cancer were compared to the computational results for the radioisotopesLu andTb (conjugated to PSMA). The cell geometries used for the computations were derived directly from the cell culture images.

Targeting AXL and the DNA Damage Response Pathway as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Melanoma.

Receptor tyrosine kinase AXL is found upregulated in various types of cancer, including melanoma, and correlates with an aggressive cancer phenotype, inducing cell proliferation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. In addition, AXL has recently been linked to chemotherapy resistance, and inhibition of AXL is found to increase DNA damage and reduce expression of DNA repair proteins. In light of this, we aimed to investigate whether targeting AXL together with DNA damage response proteins would be therapeutically beneficial.