Oncolytic virotherapy
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| Oncolytic virotherapy | |
|---|---|
| Term | Oncolytic virotherapy |
| Short definition | Oncolysate - (pronounced) (on-KAH-lih-sayt) An extract from cancer cells |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Oncolytic virotherapy - (pronounced) (ON-koh-LIH-tik VY-roh-THAYR-uh-pee) Treatment with an oncolytic virus (a virus that infects and breaks down cancer cells but not normal cells). Oncolytic virotherapy can facilitate the killing of tumor cells by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It's a kind of targeted therapy. Also called oncolytic virus therapy, virus therapy and virotherapy
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Oncolytic virotherapy
- Wikipedia's article - Oncolytic virotherapy
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