Abstract:Cancer is a leading cause of human death worldwide. Commonly used methods of treatment such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy tend to be largely successful but are extremely invasive and have serious toxic side effects. The possibility of manipulating viral genomes and the natural ability of viruses to efficiently infect various cell types has increased an interest in using a virus-based delivery system to express cytotoxic products within target cells. Thus, oncolytic viruses represent an attractive alte… Show more
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