Thursday, 11 April 2013

Virginia Tech study finds virus promising for prostate cancer treatment

Blacksburg VA (SPX) Apr 11, 2013



A study at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has identified a chicken-killing virus as a promising treatment for prostate cancer in humans. Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all kinds, including hormone-resistant cancer cells.

The work of Dr. Elan