Use 'sex virus' to kill brain tumors

Harvard researchers (USA) have discovered an effective new method to treat brain tumors: using the virus to cause blisters to attack the tumor.

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American experts have found new ways to attack cancer tumors - (Photo: CC / Hellerhoff)

The team stuffed stem cells filled with sexually transmitted viruses into a gel block and applied directly to the tumor.

When using new treatments for mice with polymorphic glioblastoma, the survival rate in subjects increased significantly.

Previously, the ability of the blister virus to kill cancer has proved promising in the laboratory, but experts have not yet determined its effect in humans because it does not maintain enough time for the virus to cling on. melanoma cells.

However, in the new experiment, they found a way to mix stem cells with viruses and stuff the gel mixture onto the tumor, helping the virus to cling and prolong the attack time.

Viral therapy is applied after surgery to remove the tumor, to avoid the risk of metastasis in patients, according to a report published by the National Cancer Institute.