Radiation Injuries
Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.
Immune Dysfunction from Radiation Exposure.
Risk of ischemic heart disease in women after radiotherapy for breast cancer.
What's happening now
An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.
- 1 clinical trial expected to report results, the earliest in Q3 2028.
Clinical MilestonesViewHide
- 2026-06-29Feasibility of an Oral 5 Strain Probiotic (PGC) for GI Toxicity Mitigation During Pelvic RadiationPrimary completion
- 2026-06-29ClinicalFeasibility of an Oral 5 Strain Probiotic (PGC) for GI Toxicity Mitigation During Pelvic RadiationPrimary completion
- 2026-02-25ClinicalBevacizumab for the Treatment of Cerebral RAdiation Induced NecrosiS (BRAINS) Study: a Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Clinical Efficacy and Cost-effectiveness of Bevacizumab Versus Corticosteroids as First-line Treatment in Patients With Symptomatic Cerebral Radiation Necrosis After Radiation for High-grade Glioma or Brain MetastasesResults expected Q3 2028
Clinical trials
The current development programme across all trial phases.
Research activity
Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.
Major themes7
- Cardiac Tamponade1
- Cardiovascular Diseases1
- Immune System1
- Neoplasms1
- Pericardial Effusion1
- Pericarditis1
- Radiation Injuries1
Leading journals4
- European heart journal1
- Journal of radiation research1
- Radiation research1
- The New England journal of medicine1
Leading researchers8
- Adler Y1
- Badano L1
- Barón-Esquivias G1
- Bekki N1
- Bennet AM1
- Blom-Goldman U1
- Bogaert J1
- Brønnum D1
Affiliations (unnormalised)3
- Clinical Trial Service Unit1
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)1
- The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research1
Associated genes
Genes associated with this disease in the canonical knowledge graph (Open Targets evidence). Number shows the association score.
Reference
Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.
Harmful effects of non-experimental exposure to ionizing or non-ionizing radiation in VERTEBRATES.
- Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
- Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
- Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.