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Viruses may one day help treat brain tumors What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:40 pm    Post subject: Viruses may one day help treat brain tumors Reply with quote

New research shows that a virus designed to kill cancer cells can significantly increase the survival of mice with an incurable human brain tumor, even in some animals with advanced disease. The study used a genetically altered herpes simplex virus that infects and reproduces only in malignant glioma cells and kills them.

[url=http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-04/osu-vmo040705.php]Read more...[/url]
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