Editorial of the Special Issue: Oncolytic Viruses as a Novel Form of Immunotherapy for Cancer
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Oncolytic viruses (OVs), either occurring naturally or through genetic engineering, can selectively infect, replicate in, and kill cancer cells, while leaving normal cells (almost) unharmed [...].
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دوره 5 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017