Genetically modified virus therapy reduces tumor size and enhances surgical success in skin cancer study
Basal cell carcinomas, the most common form of skin cancer, occur in chronically sun-exposed areas such as the face. Locally advanced tumors in particular can be difficult to treat surgically. A ...
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Cancer-fighting virus T-VEC helps shrink tough-to-treat skin tumors
Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) demonstrates efficacy in cutaneous BCC, enhancing resectability and altering immune cell ...
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Discovery of Semliki Forest virus's brain entry route opens new avenues for tumor treatment
This finding could potentially be used to develop the Semliki Forest virus as an agent for treating brain cancer. The study has been published in Nature Communications. Semliki Forest virus was ...
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Cold Genesys’s oncolytic virus: phase 3 ready with positive efficacy and safety data in bladder cancer
Cold Genesys is a clinical-stage company developing an oncolytic virus (CG0070) for multiple tumor types as a single agent and in combination with immune system checkpoint inhibitors. Already with ...
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Genetically modified virus therapy reduces tumor size and enhances surgical success in skin cancer study
TVEC is a genetically modified herpes simplex virus that specifically destroys tumor cells and simultaneously activates the immune system. The aim of the study was to reduce the size of the tumor ...