Viruses in cancer therapy - from benchwarmers to quarterbacks.

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Category Primary study
JournalNature reviews. Clinical oncology
Year 2018
A recent clinical trial of a virotherapy approach, consisting of an engineered poliovirus, has provided evidence of apparently durable responses in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. The results of this trial and others indicate that virotherapy might be an effective tool in anticancer immunotherapy. Yet, caution must be exercised until appropriately powered randomized clinical trials truly show efficacy.
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First added on: Sep 05, 2023