Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of genetically engineered viruses to infect and kill tumor cells.
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- noun medicine The use of
genetically modified viruses to treatcancer
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The findings show that this type of treatment, called virotherapy, can effectively infect, replicate in and kill prostate cancer cells.
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The findings show that this type of treatment, called virotherapy, can effectively infect, replicate in and kill prostate cancer cells.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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It's not new for me to be involved in science outreach, so I'm fairly comfortable explaining my research (oncolytic virotherapy) into more friendly terms (cancer killing viruses).
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It's not new for me to be involved in science outreach, so I'm fairly comfortable explaining my research (oncolytic virotherapy) into more friendly terms (cancer killing viruses).
How well do you understand what you do? The Eternal Postdoc 2007
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Recent data have indicated that this approach, which is known as oncolytic virotherapy, has potential.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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TITLE: Antiangiogenic cancer therapy combined with oncolytic virotherapy leads to regression of established tumors in mice
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Recent data have indicated that this approach, which is known as oncolytic virotherapy, has potential.
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"Systemic bio-distribution has been a major stumbling block for using virus vectors in gene transfer and virotherapy to treat cancer, but we show that viruses can be used systemically by giving them intravenously to get an anti-tumor effect," Dr. Cripe said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Because primary tumor sites are easily accessible in prostate cancer, locally recurrent disease represents a promising target for virotherapy approaches.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The virotherapy agent can easily be applied directly to the prostate tumor via ultrasound-guided needle injections and close monitoring of therapy can be achieved by non-invasive techniques including ultrasound and MRI.
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