Simple Shell of Plant Virus Sparks Immune Response to Cancer

The shells of a common plant virus, inhaled into a lung tumor or injected into ovarian, colon or breast tumors, not only triggered the immune system in mice to wipe out the tumors, but provided systemic protection against metastases, report researchers from Dartmouth and Case Western Reserve University.
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: News cancer immunology Steve Fiering Features Source Type: news