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Cancer Treatment
New findings from the United States and China in the area of cancer treatment described
May 10th, 2006
Investigators in the United States and China have published new cancer treatment data. Study 1: According to a study from the United States, allogeneic tumor cells expressing fusogenic membrane glycoproteins (FMG) enable clinical cancer immunotherapy. "FMG, such as the vesicular stomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSV-G), represent a new class of gene therapy for cancer that cause cytotoxic fusion on expression in tumor cells. In addition, FMG-mediated tumor cell death stimulates antitumor immunity, suggesting potential applications for FMG-expressing cellular vaccines. "This study addresses the promise of FMG-expressing allogeneic...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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