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09. January 2013 German Cancer Research Centre

Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg were able to substantially reduce tumor growth in cell cultures and in an animal model. Cancer Research reports on these research results in its online edition of January 4, 2013.

Scientists Generate Oncolytic Viruses for Targeted Attack on Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI) have been the first to generate oncolytic viruses which specifically infect and kill CD133-positive cancer stem cells. Using such viruses, scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg were able to substantially reduce tumor growth in cell cultures and in an animal model. Cancer Research reports on these research results in its online edition of January 4, 2013.

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