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Tumor genotype determines susceptibility to oncolytic herpes simplex virus mutants: strategies for clinical application.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Oct 2007
Smith Kerrington D, Shao Michael Y, Posner Mitchell C, Weichselbaum Ralph R
Abstract excerpt
Oncolytic Herpes simplex virus -1 (HSV-1) mutants based on deletion of the gamma134.5 gene are promising therapies for cancer. Deltagamma134.5 mutant replication and cytolysis is tumor cell type specific and severely attenuated in normal tissues. The basis for attenuation lies in the activation of the protein kinase R (PKR)-mediated host cellular defense pathway, which inhibits protein synthesis in infected...
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