ESTRO 2022 | Does exposure to a magnetic field increase responses to radiotherapy?

Luca Nicosia, MD, IRCCS Sacro Cuore Don Calabria Hospital, Negrar, Italy, explains a preclinical study which investigated whether exposure to a magnetic field affected responses to radiotherapy. The study used 4 cell lines, made up of organoids derived from patients with pancreatic cancer. The cell lines were treated with either magnetic field alone, radiotherapy alone, magnetic field plus radiotherapy, or nothing. The study reported that concomitant exposure to a magnetic field plus radiotherapy increased apoptosis of tumor cells in the cell cultures. This interview took place at the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) 2022 annual congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, and online.