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Virus could slow or halt tumor growth, increase survival

International group of researchers publish study

11 February, 19:26
Virus could slow or halt tumor growth, increase survival (ANSA) - Rome, February 11 - An international study published on Monday said that the use of a specific virus injected into tumors could halt their growth.

A group of researchers including Riccardo Lencioni, Professor of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy at the University of Pisa, published the results in Nature magazine saying that the survival rate for patients of certain kinds of advanced tumors improved after treatments with a cultivated virus.

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