Viruses effective against brain cancer in animals: Human trials set to start

Advanced gliomas were shown to regress completely in rats after treatment with parvoviruses, and the animals survived significantly longer than untreated animals. Parvoviruses do not cause any disease symptoms in humans and the rats treated did not show any undesired side effects, either. A clinical phase I trial on parvovirus treatment of patients with advanced glioblastoma is about to begin.

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