AGENT CONTAINING ARSENIC TRIOXIDE AS EFFECTIVE INGREDIENT FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF RADIATION THERAPY

摘要

PURPOSE: Arsenic trioxide(As2O3) is used as an agent for improving the efficiency of radiation therapy. The radiation sensitizing agent containing an arsenic trioxide compound as an effective ingredient exhibits even effects on various kinds of cancer cells without causing adverse effects on normal cells. CONSTITUTION: A radiation sensitizing agent containing an arsenic trioxide compound has an excellent radiation therapeutic effect by administration prior to or during the delivery of radiation to cancer cells for the treatment of cancer in the body. The arsenic trioxide compound provides the same effect as methods using high dose radiation while reducing the radiation dose for radiation therapy. Therefore, it remarkably reduces damage of normal cells as adverse effects caused by radiation therapy with high dose radiation.