Oncolytic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any drug or substance that breaks up cancer cells.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That breaks up cancer cells.

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"“This is the first study to establish the feasibility of systemic oncolytic virotherapy for disseminated cancer,” said Dr. Stephen Russell, a Mayo Clinic hematologist, and first author of the paper and co-developer of the therapy in a statement."

Etymology

From onco- + -lytic.

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