Do glucocorticoids modulate tumor radiation response through a decrease in tumor oxygen consumption?
These results show the potential usefulness of the administration of glucocorticoids before irradiation.
Hypercholesterolaemia is not consistently associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in PBC, but should be treated if other risk factors for cardiovascular disease are also present. The search for factors that may protect patients with hypercholesterolaemic PBC against atherosclerosis should be encouraged.