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Fig. 4 | Radiation Oncology

Fig. 4

From: High levels of X-linked Inhibitor-of-Apoptosis Protein (XIAP) are indicative of radio chemotherapy resistance in rectal cancer

Fig. 4

Smac expression does not change in normal and tumour tissue during radio chemotherapy. Smac expression levels in tumour and matched normal tissue were once again determined by quantitative Western blotting in pre-treatment biopsy and matched post-treatment surgical resection tissue, which was available for 8 patients. Smac expression was not significantly increased in post treatment resection (a) tumour and (b) normal tissue, when compared to pre-treatment biopsy tumour and normal tissue

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