Al's Comment:

 This is a small study and needs to be replicated but this might be the biggest advance we have ever seen. They reported a 1 year survival rate of 92% in recurrent glioblastoma.  This is unheard of. Typically they expect 15% 1 year survival.    The survival curve (compared to historical controls) is on our website at https://forum.virtualtrials.org/forum/brain-tumor-research/122-g47-delta-results-available-on-17thnovember  and it is very impressive.

 Unfortunately it appears as if this is only available in Japan.  We need to get this to the USA.

The treatment is a third generation oncolytic herpes virus and it seems to work in all types of cancers that they tried.  The clinical trial was terminated early because it actually works,

 


Posted on: 11/25/2019

SNO 2019: The Oncolytic Herpes Virus G47? May Lead to a Potential Cure of Malignant Glioma

 


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