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heblaj01 · 02-26-2007, 09:32 PM

Although not specific to liver cancer cells (as in the previous post) this modified type 2 herpes simplex virus,HSV-2, called FusOn-H2 is effective against in vivo primary & metastatic breast tumors by selectively replicating in cancer cells (& thus killing them) as well as activating the immune system

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...66169&query_hl
Induction of strong antitumor immunity by an HSV-2-based oncolytic virus in a murine mammary tumor model.

02-26-2007, 09:32 PM	#3
heblaj01 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 543	An other virus based experimental cancer treatment Although not specific to liver cancer cells (as in the previous post) this modified type 2 herpes simplex virus,HSV-2, called FusOn-H2 is effective against in vivo primary & metastatic breast tumors by selectively replicating in cancer cells (& thus killing them) as well as activating the immune system http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...66169&query_hl Induction of strong antitumor immunity by an HSV-2-based oncolytic virus in a murine mammary tumor model.