Oncolytic Viruses: The Next Major Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com only recently that clinical trials demonstrated the effectiveness of OVs in humans with recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of an oncolytic virus in advanced melanoma [2]. Oncolytic viruses open a new era in cancer treatment. This short article provides a comprehensive overview of Oncolytic viruses, their use as cancer therapeutic agents and discusses the future and the challenges in the development of oncolytic viruses as a new therapeutic approach in cancer treatment.
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