The HSV-TK/GCV gene therapy for brain tumors
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________ Correspondence: Naoto Adachi, MD&PhD. Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, MinamiKogushi 1-1-1, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. Tel +81-836-22-2295; Fax +81-836-22-2294; E-mail [email protected] Abbreviations: HSV-TK, herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase; GCV, ganciclovir; Tf, transferrin; VPC, vector producer cell; GFAP, glial fibrillary acidic protein; CNS, central nervous system; RCR replication competent retrovirus; MR, magnetic resonance
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