short chain fatty acid HQK-1004

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016710",
  "term": "short chain fatty acid HQK-1004",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A short chain fatty acid (SCFA) with potential herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene (HSV-TK)-inducing activity. Upon administration, short chain fatty acid HQK-1004 may induce the expression of thymidine kinase (TK) by a silenced HSV-TK, which may activate a co-administered antiviral prodrug such as ganciclovir, resulting in the destruction of virally-infected cancer cells.",
  "abbreviation": "SCFA HQK-1004",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/short-chain-fatty-acid-hqk-1004/"
}