Abstract
The intrinsic sensitivity to 4 MeV photons, and 62.5 MeV (p→Be +) neutrons has been examined in a panel of 11 cultured human cell lines exhibiting a wide spectrum of inherent cisplatinum sensitivity. Irrespective of whether cellular sensitivities to these therapeutic agents were compared at the 10% survival level, relative to the initial portion of the cell survival curves, or to their relative rank order of response, there were no significant correlations between inherent cisplatinum sensitivity and sensitivity to either 4 MeV photon, or 62.5 MeV neutron irradiation. This data raises the possibility that the previously reported decreased radiosensitivity of human tumour cell lines with acquired cisplatinum resistance may be due to the induction of cellular processes which confer resistance to both cisplatinum and ionising radiation, rather than the selection of innately cisplatinum-resistant cells, which are collaterally radioresistant.
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