Recombinant mumps virus as a cancer therapeutic agent

Mumps virus belongs to the family of Paramyxoviridae and has the potential to be an oncolytic agent. Mumps virus Urabe strain had been tested in the clinical setting as a treatment for human cancer four decades ago in Japan. These clinical studies demonstrated that mumps virus could be a promising c...

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Main Authors: Arun Ammayappan, Stephen J Russell, Mark J Federspiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2372770517300128