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Bone marrow cancer remission thanks to measles virus

16 May 2014 | By Inserm (Newsroom) | International

Photo ©Inserm/Fournier, Jean-Guy

Article published in the “Mayo Clinic Proceedings” journal describing complete remission of a 49-year old patient (after more than 6 months) suffering from bone marrow cancer following an injection of a strong dosage of the modified measles virus. The Mayo Clinic researchers have been using this to vaccinate 10 million people.

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Inserm researchers are able to comment this study at the Inserm unit 892 “Centre régional de recherche en cancérologie -nantes-angers”:

Marc Grégoire, Inserm research director
Head of team “Innovative therapeutic strategies inducing immune responses: application to the treatments of mesothelioma”
znep.tertbver@vafrez.se
Cell phone available by request at the Inserm press office. cerffr@vafrez.se

Jean-François Fonteneau
Inserm researcher
02 28 08 02 39
 wrna-senapbvf.sbagrarnh@vafrez.se

Mathieu Mateo
Post-PhD student at the Mayo Clinic
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Marc Grégoire, directeur de recherche à l’Inserm
Responsable de l’équipe “stratégies thérapeutiques innovantes induisant des réponses immunitaires : application aux traitements du mésotheliome”
znep.tertbver@vafrez.se
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Jean-François Fonteneau
Chargé de recherche Inserm
02 28 08 02 39 wrna-senapbvf.sbagrarnh@vafrez.se

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