Viruses in cancer therapy—from benchwarmers to quarterbacks

P Peruzzi, EA Chiocca - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2018 - nature.com
P Peruzzi, EA Chiocca
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2018nature.com
A recent clinical trial of a virotherapy approach, consisting of an engineered poliovirus, has
provided evidence of apparently durable responses in patients with recurrent glioblastoma.
The results of this trial and others indicate that virotherapy might be an effective tool in
anticancer immunotherapy. Yet, caution must be exercised until appropriately powered
randomized clinical trials truly show efficacy.
A recent clinical trial of a virotherapy approach, consisting of an engineered poliovirus, has provided evidence of apparently durable responses in patients with recurrent glioblastoma. The results of this trial and others indicate that virotherapy might be an effective tool in anticancer immunotherapy. Yet, caution must be exercised until appropriately powered randomized clinical trials truly show efficacy.
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