PRKDC and non-small cell lung carcinoma: Given the role of DNA repair in the radioresponse of human tumour cells and the presence of two main repair pathways, we previously studied the role of DNA-PK-dependent NHEJ in the radiosensitivity of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and have shown that reduced DNA-PK activity decreased the rejoining of radiation-induced DNA Dsb and increased the radiosensitivity (Sak et al, 2002).