Harnessing oncolytic virus-mediated immunity
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have emerged as a promising anticancer treatment. OVs selectively infect, replicate in, and kill tumor cells. Oncolytic viral therapy occurs in two phases: an initial phase where the virus mediates direct oncolysis of tumor cells, and a second phase where an induced post-onco...
| Format: | eBook |
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media SA
2015
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| Series: | Frontiers Research Topics
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| Online Access: | Open Access: DOAB, download the publication Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication |
| Summary: | Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have emerged as a promising anticancer treatment. OVs selectively infect, replicate in, and kill tumor cells. Oncolytic viral therapy occurs in two phases: an initial phase where the virus mediates direct oncolysis of tumor cells, and a second phase where an induced post-oncolytic immune response continues to mediate tumor destruction and retards progression of the disease. For a long time, the therapeutic efficacy was thought to depend mainly on the direct viral oncolysis based on their tumor selective replication and killing activities. But the post-oncolytic anti-tumor activity induced by the OV therapy is also a key factor for an efficient therapeutic activity. The topic adresses various strategies how to optimize OVs anti-tumor activity. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (110 p.) |
| ISBN: | 978-2-88919-450-6 9782889194506 |
| Access: | Open Access |