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Toxicity evaluation of replication-competent herpes simplex virus (ICP 34.5 null mutant 1716) in patients with recurrent malignant glioma.
Gene therapy - 1 May 2000
Rampling R, Cruickshank G, Papanastassiou V, Nicoll J, Hadley D, Brennan D, Petty R, MacLean A, Harland J, McKie E, Mabbs R, Brown M
Abstract excerpt
The herpes simplex virus (HSV) ICP34.5 null mutant 1716 replicates selectively in actively dividing cells and has been proposed as a potential treatment for cancer, particularly brain tumours. We present a clinical study to evaluate the safety of 1716 in patients with relapsed malignant glioma. Following intratumoural inoculation of doses up to 10(5) p.f.u., there was no induction of encephalitis, no adverse...
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