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sometimes_bread t1_j5iui1t wrote

Reply to comment by zitrone999 in Would it be possible to modify a virus to target cancer cells? by KetogenicKraig

You are right! There are several methods by which viruses can be used to target cancer (target specific or not), so I have changed the start of my reply to be more accurate and polite :) cheers

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zitrone999 t1_j5ixm97 wrote

Your reply is very interesting, I never heard of oncolytic viruses before (shame on me). It seems to be quite promising, especially for affordable treatments

I worked on gene therapy to elicit an immune response against specific cancer cells. This is done on an individual bases, thus very expensive (and often not very effective), and probably will not be available for many people for a long time.

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