Gene therapy advance thwarts brain cancer in rats
Sunday, July 12, 2015 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
A nanoparticle gene delivery system has been developed by scientists that destroys 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.