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Biophysical Effects of Cold Atmospheric Plasma on Glial Tumor Cells

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Julia Köritzer

    1. Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching
  • Reports on cutting edge research and is the first book published on this topic
  • Presents outstanding results that could lead to new treatment options for this deadly disease
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Julia Köritzer
    Pages 1-18

  3. Results

    • Julia Köritzer
    Pages 19-34

  4. Discussion

    • Julia Köritzer
    Pages 35-46

  5. Assessment and Outlook

    • Julia Köritzer
    Pages 47-49

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 51-74
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Cold atmospheric plasma is an auspicious new candidate in cancer treatment. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a partially ionized gas in which the ion temperature is close to room temperature. It contains electrons, charged particles, radicals, various excited molecules and UV photons. These various compositional elements have the potential to inhibit cancer cell activity whilst doing no harm to healthy cells. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal primary brain tumor in adults; treatment including surgery, radio- and chemotherapy remains palliative for most patients as a cure remains elusive. The successful combination of the standard chemotherapeutic temozolomide (TMZ) and CAP treatment features synergistic effects even in resistant glioma cells. In particular in glioma therapy, CAP could offer an innovative approach allowing specific cancer cell / tumor tissue inhibition without damaging healthy cells. Thus CAP is a promising candidate for combination therapy especially for patients suffering from GBMs showing TMZ resistance.

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  • Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

    Julia Köritzer

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