City of Hope scientists combine oncolytic virus and CAR T in solid tumors

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City of Hope scientists have combined two immunotherapies—an oncolytic virus and chimeric antigen receptor CAR T-cell therapy—to target and eradicate solid tumors that are otherwise difficult to treat with CAR T therapy alone, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine.

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