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Cancer Gene Therapy
University of Melbourne, Department of Orthopaedics publishes research in cancer gene therapy
May 20th, 2008
Research findings, 'Gene therapy for osteosarcoma: steps towards clinical studies,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Australia, "Gene therapy, an applied form of biotechnology, relies on the delivery of foreign DNA into cells. More than 50% of all reported clinical trials for gene therapy are for cancer, though only a scant number for osteosarcoma." "Osteosarcoma is a neoplasm afflicting young adults, who in their prime years of life suffer debilitation if not death. The disease is not entirely curable, even with surgery combined with aggressive chemotherapy. Thus, other forms of therapies are being evaluated, including gene therapy. There exist...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-20)
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