Oncolytic viruses have made headlines owing to increasing numbers of reports of clinical success. Compelling data now indicate that small anticancer molecules can serve as potent sensitizers of tumour cells in hepatocellular carcinoma to enhance the oncolytic potential of systemically applied viruses.
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Altomonte, J. Sensitizing hepatocellular carcinoma to oncolytic virus therapy. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 15, 8–10 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2017.153
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