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July 15, 2015, 14:04

Gene Therapy Advance Thwarts Brain Cancer in Rats

NIBIB-funded researchers have designed a nanoparticle transport system for gene delivery that destroys deadly brain gliomas in a rat model, significantly extending the lives of the treated animals. The nanoparticles are filled with genes for an enzyme that converts a prodrug called ganciclovir into a potent destroyer of the glioma cells.

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