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Findings in oncology provide new insights

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, September 15th, 2005

Reports from South Korea, Belgium and Japan highlight recent research on oncology.

Study 1: Interleukin-12 gene transfer and chemotherapy hinders murine tumors.

According to recent research from South Korea, "therapeutic gene transfer affords a clinically feasible and safe approach to cancer treatment but a more effective modality is needed to improve clinical outcomes. Combined transfer of therapeutic genes with different modes of actions may be a means to this end."

"Interleukin-12 (IL-12), a heterodimeric immunoregulatory cytokine composed of covalently linked p35 and p40 subunits, has antitumor activity in animal models. The...

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