Dexamethasone inhibits the HSV-<it>tk</it>/ ganciclovir bystander effect in malignant glioma cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HSV-tk/ ganciclovir (GCV) gene therapy has been extensively studied in the setting of brain tumors and largely relies on the bystander effect. Large studies have however failed to demonstrate any significant benefit of this strategy...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/32 |