Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5544958 | The Veterinary Journal | 2016 | 28 Pages |
Abstract
Cancer treatments in veterinary medicine continue to evolve beyond the established standard therapies of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy. New technologies in cancer therapy include a targeted mechanism to open the cell membrane based on electroporation, driving therapeutic agents, such as chemotherapy (electro-chemotherapy), for local control of cancer, or delivery of gene-based products (electro-gene therapy), directly into the cancer cell to achieve systemic control. This review examines electrochemotherapy and electro-gene therapy in veterinary medicine and considers future directions and applications.
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Authors
J. Impellizeri, L. Aurisicchio, P. Forde, D.M. Soden,