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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2007) 4, 101-117
doi:10.1038/ncponc0736  
Received 5 February 2006 | Accepted 7 August 2006

Clinical trial results with oncolytic virotherapy: a century of promise, a decade of progress

Ta-Chiang Liu, Evanthia Galanis and David Kirn*

Correspondence *Jennerex Biotherapeutics, One Market Street, Spear Tower, Suite 2260, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA

Email
 dkirn@jennerex.com

Viruses have been used for cancer treatment for over a century. From the early clinical studies with various wild-type viruses, to the modern trials with engineered viruses, virotherapy has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy. The authors discuss the progress and challenges associated with oncolytic virotherapeutic agents, summarizing the data from clinical reports, and the implications of this data for future virotherapy development.

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