Viral therapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009255",
  "term": "Viral therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Treatment using a virus that has been changed in the laboratory to find and destroy cancer cells without harming healthy cells. It is a type of targeted therapy. Also called oncolytic virotherapy, oncolytic virus therapy, and virotherapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "oncolytic virotherapy",
    "oncolytic virus therapy",
    "virotherapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/viral-therapy/"
}