Oncolytic virotherapy: potentially a game-changing tumor treatment

A two-center phase I trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows safety and feasibility of locally administered oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 virus plus 5 Gy radiation for progressive pediatric high-grade gliomas. Patients seemed to have an unusually good clinical course and show...

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Main Authors: Keßler, Tobias (Author) , Wick, Wolfgang (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 June 2021
In: Cancer cell
Year: 2021, Volume: 39, Issue: 6, Pages: 753-755
ISSN:1878-3686
DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2021.05.014
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2021.05.014
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1535610821002804
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Author Notes:Tobias Kessler and Wolfgang Wick
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Summary:A two-center phase I trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows safety and feasibility of locally administered oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 virus plus 5 Gy radiation for progressive pediatric high-grade gliomas. Patients seemed to have an unusually good clinical course and showed immune activation in post-treatment tissues.
Item Description:Gesehen am 29.09.2021
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1878-3686
DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2021.05.014