{"id":385914,"date":"2018-11-21T05:44:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T04:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-british-scientists-develop-a-genetically-modified-virus-that-kills-cancer-cells\/"},"modified":"2018-11-21T05:44:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T04:44:15","slug":"prison-planet-com-british-scientists-develop-a-genetically-modified-virus-that-kills-cancer-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-british-scientists-develop-a-genetically-modified-virus-that-kills-cancer-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb British scientists develop a genetically modified virus that kills cancer cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-6405481\/British-scientists-develop-genetically-modified-virus-kills-cancer-cells.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>November 20, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientists at Oxford University have developed a genetically modified virus that can kill cancer cells. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The virus attacks both tumours and healthy cells, known as fibroblasts, that have been \u2018tricked\u2019 into protecting the cancer from the immune system.    <\/p>\n<p>Any existing treatment that kills \u2018tricked\u2019 fibroblasts, may also destroy those in the bone marrow and skin.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers said it is the first time cancer-associated fibroblasts within solid tumours have been specifically targeted in this way.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kerry Fisher, from the University of Oxford\u2019s department of oncology, who led the research, said: \u2018Even when most of the cancer cells in a carcinoma are killed, fibroblasts can protect the residual cancer cells and help them to recover and flourish.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Until now, there has not been any way to kill both cancer cells and the fibroblasts protecting them at the same time, without harming the rest of the body.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Our new technique to simultaneously target the fibroblasts while killing cancer cells with the virus could be an important step towards reducing immune system suppression within carcinomas and should kick-start the normal immune process.\u2019<!-- [donotprint] --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ppani\">\n<li>A d v e r t i s e m e n t<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p><!-- [\/donotprint] --><\/p>\n<p>The virus, called enadenotucirev, is already used in clinical trials for treating cancers that start in the pancreas, colon, lungs, breasts, ovaries or prostate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-6405481\/British-scientists-develop-genetically-modified-virus-kills-cancer-cells.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018  at  8:28 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/british-scientists-develop-a-genetically-modified-virus-that-kills-cancer-cells.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/british-scientists-develop-a-genetically-modified-virus-that-kills-cancer-cells.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily MailNovember 20, 2018 Scientists at Oxford University have developed a genetically modified virus that can kill cancer cells. The virus attacks both tumours and healthy cells, known as fibroblasts, that have been \u2018tricked\u2019 into protecting the cancer from the immune system. 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