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Cancer Gene Therapy
University of Tokyo, Department of Immunology describes research in cancer gene therapy
June 9th, 2009
Fresh data on cancer gene therapy are presented in the report 'Therapeutic potential of proapoptotic molecule Noxa in the selective elimination of tumor cells.' According to recent research from Tokyo, Japan, "The selective elimination of tumor cells by inducing apoptosis is one of the most important issues in cancer therapy. In this context, artificial expression of the p53 tumor-suppressor gene has been an attractive approach and numerous studies have shown its efficacy in combination with other therapies such as radiation or chemotherapy." "One of the critical issues for current cancer gene therapy is how to induce apoptosis in cancer cells without affecting normal...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-09)
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