Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Customized Virus Kills Brain Tumor Stem Cells That Drive Lethal Cancer

Source: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Date: September 11, 2007

Summary:

A tailored virus destroys brain tumor stem cells that resist other therapies and cause lethal re-growth of cancer after surgery, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports in the Sept. 18 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.