Development of a new fusion-enhanced oncolytic immunotherapy platform based on herpes simplex virus type 1
Abstract Background Oncolytic viruses preferentially replicate in tumors as compared to normal tissue and promote immunogenic cell death and induction of host systemic anti-tumor immunity. HSV-1 was chosen for further development as an oncolytic immunotherapy in this study as it is highly lytic, inf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-08-01
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Series: | Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40425-019-0682-1 |