New Approach To Gene Therapy May Shrink Brain Tumors, Prevent Their Spread
Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
Researchers are investigating a new approach to gene therapy for brain tumors -- delivering a cancer-fighting gene to normal brain tissue around the tumor to keep it from spreading. They have found that inducing mouse brain cells to secrete human interferon-beta suppressed and eliminated growth of human glioblastoma cells implanted nearby.