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Architect of Oncolytic Virus Therapy Looks to Its Use in All Solid Cancers in 5 Years
Earlier this month, Japan approved its first oncolytic virus therapy teserpaturev under the name of Delytact. While the initial green light is for the treatment of malignant glioma, the mastermind behind its development hopes to make it available for all…
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