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They're using weakened viruses. Virus use in cancer is nothing new, but an interesting field. I can see why pharma hesitates using it, viruses can mutate, too,
by adamredwoods 2y ago
They're using weakened viruses. Virus use in cancer is nothing new, but an interesting field. I can see why pharma hesitates using it, viruses can mutate, too, similar to cancer.
https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-024-04930-4 https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10...
https://source.washu.edu/2021/03/zika-virus-helps-destroy-deadly-brain-cancer-in-mice/ https://source.washu.edu/2021/03/zika-virus-helps-destroy-de...
But plant viruses, like cowpea mosaic, now that's a virus humans don't need to fear:
https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/plant-virus-based-immunotherapies-could-halt-cancer-metastasis-16090 https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/plant-virus-based-immunoth...