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Cancer Gene Therapy Using a Replication-Competent Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Vector
1 Sept 1998
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The authors investigate the efficacy of hrR3, a viral vector derived from herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV 1), in destroying colon carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. The effect of adding the prodrug ganciclovir in combination with hrR3 infection also is assessed. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Most cancer gene therapy strategies use viral vectors that are incapable of replication. The HSV 1 vector hrR3 is...
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