The radiosensitization effect of mTOR inhibitior in human tongue squamous cell carcinoma.

e13585 Background: mTOR plays a critical role in malignant phenotype in many tumors. Everolimus [RAD001 (40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin)] is a rapamycin rapalog that is being developed as an antitumor agent and is approved for various cancers. Recently, RAD001 has also been reported to increase the radiosensitization following for amplifying the autophagic pathway; however, it could promote an alternative mechanism that leads to apoptosis. In HNSCC, radiation therapy is a common form of cancer treatment, but locoregional recurrence and/or distant metastasis is the most cause of failure after RT and it results in HNSCC significant morbidity. Evidence from previous studies showed that RAD001 enhanced the cytotoxic effects of radiation in HNSCC cell lines. The molecular mechanism of radiosensitization by RAD001 in HNSCC has not cleared.Our aim is to evaluate the role of molecular mechanism of RAD001-mediated radiosensitization in HNSCC. Methods: Radiosensitivity effects of RAD001 were assays on human oral s...