Misonidazole is a

radiosensitizer A radiosensitizer is an agent that makes tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. It is sometimes also known as a radiation sensitizer or radio-enhancer. Mechanism of action Conventional chemotherapeutics are currently being used in con ...

that was investigated in

clinical trial Clinical trials are prospective biomedical or behavioral research studies on human subject research, human participants designed to answer specific questions about biomedical or behavioral interventions, including new treatments (such as novel v ...

s. It was used in these trials for

radiation therapy Radiation therapy or radiotherapy (RT, RTx, or XRT) is a therapy, treatment using ionizing radiation, generally provided as part of treatment of cancer, cancer therapy to either kill or control the growth of malignancy, malignant cell (biology), ...

to cause normally resistant hypoxic tumor cells to become sensitive to the treatment.

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Secondary alcohols Ethers Nitroimidazoles {{antineoplastic-drug-stub

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