"Oncolytic Viruses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Tumor-selective, replication competent VIRUSES that have antineoplastic effects. This is achieved by producing cytotoxicity-enhancing proteins and/or eliciting an antitumor immune response. They are genetically engineered so that they can replicate in CANCER cells but not in normal cells, and are used in ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY.
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D050504
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.700
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oncolytic Viruses" by people in Profiles.
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Attenuated Dengue virus PV001-DV induces oncolytic tumor cell death and potent immune responses. J Transl Med. 2023 07 19; 21(1):483.
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The current landscape of early drug development for patients with sarcoma in the immunotherapy era. Future Oncol. 2018 May; 14(12):1197-1211.