Part I: Normal Tissues

The Potentional Role of Signaling Proteins in the Acceleration of Repopulating Normal and Malignant Tissues

Klaus-Rudiger Trott

Role of Radiation-Induced Signaling Proteins in the Response of Vascular and Connective Tissues

Hans-Peter Rodemann

Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Lung Fibrosis

Wolfgang Dorr

Thomas Herrmann

Strategies for Modification of the Radiation Response of the Lung

C. Nieder

Mechanisms and Modification of the Radiation Response of Gastrointestinal Organs

Martin Hauer-Jensen

Junru Wang

James W. Denham

Mechanisms and Modification of the Radiation Response of the Central Nervous System

Carsten Nieder

Nicolaus Andratschke

K. Kian Ang

Hematopoietic Tissue I: Response Modification by Erythropoietin

Jurgen Dunst

Hematopoietic Tissue II: Role of Colony-Stimulating Factors

Carsten Nieder

Branislav Jeremic

Thomas Licht

Frank B. Zimmermann

Oral Mucosa: Response Modification by Keratinocyte Growth Factor

Wolfgang Dorr

Part II: Malignancies

Role of Growth Factors in Tumor Growth and Progression of Gynecological Tumors

Jennifer F. De Los Santos

James M. Bonner

Shannon Goddard

Anthony W. Fyles

Growth Factor Expression in Central Nervous System Tumours

Carsten Nieder

Nicolaus Andratschke

Juergen Schlegel

Role of Growth Factors and Biological Response Modifiers in Lung, Head and Neck and Gastrointestinal Tumors

G. Stuben

Martin Stuschke

Role of Signaling Pathway Modification

Oliver Riesterer

Martin Pruschy

Stephan Bodis

Anti-VEGF Strategies in Combination with Radiotherapy

Daniel Zips

Michael Baumann

Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Its Inhibition in Radiotherapy

Luka Milas

Z. Fan

Kathy A. Mason

K. Kian Ang

Enhancement of the Radiation Response with Interleukins and Interferons

Frank Lohr

Carsten Herskind

Jens Lohr

Frederik Wenz

Chuan-Yuan Li

Enhancement of Radiation Response with TNF/TRAIL

Anupama Munshi

Raymond E. Meyn

Role of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and its Inhibition in Tumor Biology and Radiotherapy

Luka Milas

Kathy Mason

Zhongxing Liao

Uma Raju

Mira Milas

Amir Husain

K. Kian Ang

Ras Signaling and Its Inhibition with Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors: Effects on Radiation Resistance and the Tumor Microenvironment

Eric J. Bernhard

Anjali K. Gupta

Stephen M. Hahn

Ruth J. Muschel

W. Gillies McKenna

Subject Index

List of Contributors