Genetically engineered virus used to fight cancer in trial
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sanford Health recently launched a clinical trial using a genetically engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors. The Phase I immunotherapy trial is for those ages 18 and older with metastatic solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The treatment injects an oncolytic (cancer-destroying) virus — vesicular stomatitis […]
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Lower family’s cancer risk by eating foods like carrot soup
Eat your vegetables! Do you remember hearing that as a child? Yes, your mother was right. No single food or food component can protect you against cancer itself, but there is strong evidence that a diet filled with a variety of plant foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans helps lower risk for […]
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Clinical trial uses a genetically engineered virus to fight cancer
Sanford Health first in nation to launch Phase I of the Vyriad viro-immunotherapy trial SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sanford Health recently launched a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors. The Phase I immunotherapy trial is for those ages 18 and older with metastatic solid tumors that have not responded […]
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