Open AccessTumour‐targeting bacteria‐based cancer therapies for increased specificity and improved outcome
Author(s) -
Felgner Sebastian,
Pawar Vinay,
Kocijancic Dino,
Erhardt Marc,
Weiss Siegfried
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12787
Subject(s) - cancer , cancer therapy , bacteria , medicine , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , biology , genetics
‘You have cancer’ – a devastating diagnosis that still strikes patients hard. Despite substantial improvements of standard therapies over the years, there is still no general cure available. Here, we review the revival of an old concept – the use of bacteria as cancer therapeutics. Bacteria‐mediated tumor therapy has great potential to evolve into a powerful tool against malignant solid tumors.