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Cancer Gene Therapy
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences details research in cancer gene therapy
April 15th, 2008
A report, 'Adenoviral gene therapy in gastric cancer: a review,' is newly published data in World Journal of Gastroenterology. "Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide. With current therapeutic approaches the prognosis of gastric cancer is very poor, as gastric cancer accounts for the second most common cause of death in cancer related deaths," researchers in Iran report. "Gastric cancer like almost all other cancers has a molecular genetic basis which relies on disruption in normal cellular regulatory mechanisms regarding cell growth, apoptosis and cell division. Thus novel therapeutic approaches such as gene therapy promise to become the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-15)
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