Tumor-seeking salmonella treats brain tumors
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 - 10:51
in Health & Medicine
Genetic tweaks to salmonella turn the bacteria into cancer-seeking missiles that produce self-destruct orders deep within tumors. Tests in rat models with extreme cases of the disease showed a remarkable 20 percent survival rate over 100 days -- roughly equivalent to 10 human years -- with the tumors going into complete remission.