Study Suggests Herpes Virus Can Be Modified to Fight Advanced Melanoma
Findings from a recent study suggest that the herpes virus can be modified into an effective treatment for some types of advanced melanoma. Conducted by researchers from the University of Southern California's Keck Medicine of USC, the clinical trial looked into the feasibility of deploying cancer-fighting herpes virus against advanced skin cancers. When researchers used a genetically engineered herpes simplex virus and combined it with immunotherapy, they found that the combination could reduce or completely destroy advanced melanoma tumors in 30% of the patients involved in the clinical trial. The clinical trial’s findings indicate that the herpes simplex virus, which…
