Cancer Gene Therapy
Studies from University of Cincinnati, Genome Research Institute describe new findings in cancer gene therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, December 19th, 2006
A report, "Adenovirus-mediated interferon-beta gene transfer inhibits angiogenesis in and progression of orthotopic tumors of human prostate cancer cells in nude mice," is newly published data in International Journal of Oncology. "Interferon (IFN)-beta is a multifunctional cytokine. Our previous studies revealed that intratumoral transfer of the murine interferon (IFN)-beta gene inhibited the growth of human and mouse prostate cancer cells in mice," investigators in the United States report.
"Since IFN-beta activity is species-restricted, we investigated the efficacy and mechanisms of forced expression of human IFN-beta in suppressing the growth of human prostate...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2006-12-19)
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