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Ludwig Cancer Research Study Reveals How Certain Gut Bacteria Compromise Radiotherapy – Newswise
A study led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang-Xin Fu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has shown how bacteria in th
Newswise — JANUARY 26, 2021, NEW YORK – A study led by Ludwig Chicago Co-director Ralph Weichselbaum and Yang-Xin Fu of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has shown how bacteria in the gut can dull the efficacy of radiotherapy, a treatment received by about half of all cancer patients. Their findings appear in the current issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
“Our study identifies two families of gut bacteria that interfere with radiotherapy in mice and describes the mechanism…
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