Human Injected With Cancer-killing Virus Vaxinia | Newsweek

Scientists have injected a human medical trial participant with a virus that is designed to kill cancer cells.
The treatment is known as oncolytic virus therapy, in which a natural virus is genetically modified to enter cancer cells and replicate itself, thus killing them. Crucially, it's designed to do this while avoiding healthy cells.

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https://www.newsweek.com/vaxinia-oncolytic-virus-therapy-cancer-health-medicine-trial-1709097