PV701

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007104",
  "term": "PV701",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A virus that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of viruses that cause Newcastle disease in birds.",
    "An attenuated, replication-competent, oncolytic strain of Newcastle disease virus. PV701 selectively lyses tumor cells. The selectivity of this agent is related to defects in the interferon-mediated antiviral response found in tumor cells."
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pv701/"
}