ONCOLYTIC VIRUS

• Main Authors: BELL, JOHN, CAMERON, BROWN, EARL, GARNET, STODJL, DAVID, FRANCIS, MBISA, JEAN, LUTAMYO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 06.06.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF; CULTURE MEDIA; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

Methods of reducing the viability of a tumor cell, infecting a neoplasm in a mammal, utilizing certain non-naturally occuring viruses are disclosed. Viral reassortants, for example reovirus reassortants, and techniques for identifying PKR-sensitive viruses are also disclosed. L'invention concer...