Article
Virally targeted therapies for EBV-associated malignancies.
Oncogene - 11 Aug 2003
Israel Bruce F, Kenney Shannon C
Abstract excerpt
In Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-positive lymphomas, the presence of the EBV genome in virtually all tumor cells, but very few normal cells, suggests that novel, EBV-targeted therapies could be used to treat these malignancies. In this paper, we review a variety of different approaches currently under development that specifically target EBV-infected cells for destruction. EBV-based strategies for treating cancer...
Topics
- Antigens
- Chromatin
- DNA Methylation
- Ganciclovir
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 4, Human
- Humans
- Models, Biological
- Neoplasms
- Phenotype
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Up-Regulation
