New clinical trials using oncolytic viruses for pediatric solid tumors

Solving Kids’ Cancer hosted a fantastic webinar on oncolytic viruses for children with solid tumors January 25, 2011.

All four principal investigators of five trials for children presented–starting with an overview given by Dr Tim Cripe:

• Dr Michael Burke on Seneca Valley virus (NTX-101/SVV-001)
• Dr Timothy Cripe on herpes simplex (HSV1716) and vaccinia (JX-594)
• Dr Corey Raffel on modified measles (MV-CEA)
• Dr E. Anders Kolb on reovirus (Reolysin)

The meeting was recorded and the video is 1 hour and 40 minutes long.

Nearly 100 parents and researchers participated in this live event.

These novel, low-toxicity therapies are advancing quickly and present great promise– perhaps one day children with cancer will be cured without chemotherapy!

Oncolytic Virotherapy for Pediatric Solid Tumors from D Ludwinski on Vimeo.