Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Brain Tumors Using Intra-Tumoral Transduction with the Thymidine Kinase Gene and Intravenous Ganciclovir. National Institutes of Health

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Malignant brain tumors are responsible for significant morbidity and mortality in both pediatric and adult populations. These common tumors present an enormous therapeutic challenge due to their poor outcome despite radical surgery, high dose radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Survival of patients from the time of diagnosis is measured in months and recurrence after treatment is associated with a life expectancy of...

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