Oncolytic virotherapy works by exploiting the fact that cancer cells usually have weak ability to fight off infections.
"Measles are being reengineered to specifically target and destroy cancer cells."
"Think of viruses as biological weapons"
“Viruses can infect normal cells, but it’s a self-limiting infection, so normal cells can easily overpower these viruses and get rid of the infection"
" The measle virus used in this procedure is the origin of all the measles vaccine used then and today "
" Measles virus used in the study is not a vaccine. We want it to be potent to kill the cancer cells."
"it is not a cure but its a response. It kills the cancer cells but we know it some will come back"