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  • noun Plural form of poxvirus.

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Examples

  • Isolation, cultivation and characterization of poxviruses from Egyptian water buffaloes.

    7 Health 1981

  • To overcome this poor responsiveness, recombinant poxvirus vectors, including vaccinia, fowlpox and modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA), can be genetically engineered to express one or more tumor-associated antigens to greatly enhance the immune system's ability to recognize and destroy cancer cells bearing any of the targeted antigens. ® and CV-301 are prime-boost vaccines, sequentially combining two different poxviruses (vaccinia and fowlpox).

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • In a newly published clinical trial, patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received a vaccine of harmless poxviruses engineered to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells lived substantially longer than patients who received a placebo vaccine, report researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and affiliated organizations.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • The study found that patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received a vaccine of harmless poxviruses engineered to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells lived substantially longer than patients who received a placebo vaccine.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The randomized phase II study involved the PROSTVAC-VF vaccine, a combination of two weakened poxviruses that have been genetically programmed to produce slightly irregular versions of prostate specific antigen (PSA) - a protein on the surface of prostate cells that is abnormal in many prostate cancers - and three costimulatory molecules that spur the immune system to a more vigorous attack on tumor cells.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The randomized phase II study involved the PROSTVAC-VF vaccine, a combination of two weakened poxviruses that have been genetically programmed to produce slightly irregular versions of prostate specific antigen (PSA) - a protein on the surface of prostate cells that is abnormal in many prostate cancers - and three costimulatory molecules that spur the immune system to a more vigorous attack on tumor cells.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • There are more than two dozen researchers at the university whose teams explore various aspects of virology, from zoonotic diseases-those transferring between animals and humans-and host/virus interactions to poxviruses, RNA interference, viral diseases in post-transplant patients, viral replication and hepatitis.

    Laboratory Product News : Headline News Laboratory Product News 2010

  • The randomized phase II study involved the PROSTVAC-VF vaccine, a combination of two weakened poxviruses that have been genetically programmed to produce slightly irregular versions of prostate specific antigen (PSA) - a protein on the surface of prostate cells that is abnormal in many prostate cancers - and three costimulatory molecules that spur the immune system to a more vigorous attack on tumor cells.

    RedOrbit News - Technology 2010

  • A post doctoral position is available to work on the pathogenesis of poxviruses.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs 2010

  • The study found that patients with metastatic prostate cancer who received a vaccine of harmless poxviruses engineered to spur an immune system attack on prostate tumor cells lived substantially longer than patients who received a placebo vaccine.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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