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How Modified Polio Vaccine Could be a Possible Treatment for Brain Cancer

A modified poliovirus under investigation for the treatment of malignant glioma appears to attack the cancer directly as well as by stimulating the immune system. The research that revealed the dual effect of the oncolytic virus was published in Science Translational Medicine.

Polio vaccine could treat brain cancer - A modified polio vaccine kills cancer cells and stimulates immune response - The oncolytic virus could emerge as adjuvant treat for a type of brain cancer called malignant glioma

Modified Polio Vaccine Could Emerge as a Possible Treatment for Brain Cancer

The oncolytic virus PVSRIPO, an engineered hybrid of poliovirus and rhinovirus, appears to exhibit dual action against glioma cancer cells. Read More

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