Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
oncolytic virotherapy
[ on-koh-lih-tik vy-roh-thayr-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Biological Response Modifier Therapy
Definitions related to oncolytic virotherapy:
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Treatment using an oncolytic virus (a virus that infects and breaks down cancer cells but not normal cells). Oncolytic virus therapy may make it easier to kill tumor cells with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It is a type of targeted therapy.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Use of attenuated VIRUSES as ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS to selectively kill CANCER cells.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(oncolytic virus therapy) A targeted therapy that uses viral infection to cause the lysis of tumor cells.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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