Review

Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes

Volume: 16 Number: 3 September 30, 2025
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Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes

Abstract

The phenomenon of cellular senescence, which inevitably occurs as a result of chemotherapy, which is the basis of today's cancer treatment, has been a subject of increasing interest in recent years. This article aims to methodologically examine how cellular senescence is induced by chemotherapeutic agents and how this condition is detected in patients who are receiving or have received treatment. How senescent cells induced by chemotherapy during cancer treatment are determined, which biomarkers are used to detect senescence, and the methods used to detect these markers are discussed. In addition, the effects of senescent cells on the tumor microenvironment and the important clinical outcomes that may occur in patients with treatment are examined. In conclusion, in this review, we aimed to examine the clinical importance of cellular senescence induced by chemotherapy in cancer patients, how it may affect the response to chemotherapy, the side effects and long-term clinical outcomes it may cause in patients and possible new treatment methods to prevent potential adverse consequences.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cancer Cell Biology, Cancer Diagnosis, Predictive and Prognostic Markers

Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

Submission Date

July 17, 2025

Acceptance Date

September 21, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Yağbasan, F. Ö., Şimay Demir, Y. D., & Ark, M. (2025). Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, 16(3), 653-664. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.1745156
AMA
1.Yağbasan FÖ, Şimay Demir YD, Ark M. Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes. TJCL. 2025;16(3):653-664. doi:10.18663/tjcl.1745156
Chicago
Yağbasan, Fatma Özge, Yaprak Dilber Şimay Demir, and Mustafa Ark. 2025. “Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 16 (3): 653-64. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.1745156.
EndNote
Yağbasan FÖ, Şimay Demir YD, Ark M (September 1, 2025) Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 16 3 653–664.
IEEE
[1]F. Ö. Yağbasan, Y. D. Şimay Demir, and M. Ark, “Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes”, TJCL, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 653–664, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.18663/tjcl.1745156.
ISNAD
Yağbasan, Fatma Özge - Şimay Demir, Yaprak Dilber - Ark, Mustafa. “Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory 16/3 (September 1, 2025): 653-664. https://doi.org/10.18663/tjcl.1745156.
JAMA
1.Yağbasan FÖ, Şimay Demir YD, Ark M. Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes. TJCL. 2025;16:653–664.
MLA
Yağbasan, Fatma Özge, et al. “Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes”. Turkish Journal of Clinics and Laboratory, vol. 16, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 653-64, doi:10.18663/tjcl.1745156.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Özge Yağbasan, Yaprak Dilber Şimay Demir, Mustafa Ark. Chemotherapy-Induced Cellular Senescence: A Comprehensive Review of Clinical Methodologies and Treatment Outcomes. TJCL. 2025 Sep. 1;16(3):653-64. doi:10.18663/tjcl.1745156

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