Reovirus as a novel oncolytic agent

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Reovirus is a double-stranded RNA-containing virus that possesses the distinctive ability to replicate in transformed cells while sparing normal cells, both in vitro and in vivo, in rodent models of cancer. The discovery of this property only arose through years of basic research on the biology of reovirus infection. Upon elucidation of the intracellular factors that govern cellular susceptibility, it became...

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