Conditionally replicating herpes simplex virus mutant G207 for the treatment of malignant glioma: Results of a phase I trial

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 867-874

  Markert, J M ^a   Medlock, M D ^b,e   Rabkin, S D ^b   Gillespie, G Y ^a   Todo, T ^b   Hunter, W D ^b   Palmer, C A ^a   Feigenbaum, F ^b   Tornatore, C ^b   Tufaro, F ^c,d   Martuza, R L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NeuroVir Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaplastic astrocytoma; Gene therapy; Glioblastoma; HSV; Human

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS MUTANT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AOTUS NANCYMAAE; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 12944315014     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301205     Document Type: Article

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