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• n  a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans

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• Virus combination effective against deadly brain tumor
  A combination of the myxoma virus and the immune suppressant rapamycin can kill glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and deadliest malignant brain tumor, according to new research. Researchers says the combination has been shown to infect and kill both brain cancer stem cells and differentiated compartments of glioblastoma multiforme.
  June 20, 2013 - Science Daily
• Virus combination effective against deadly brain tumor, Moffitt Cancer Center study shows
  ( H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute ) A combination of the myxoma virus and the immune suppressant rapamycin can kill glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and deadliest malignant brain tumor, according to Moffitt Cancer Center research. Peter A. Forsyth, M.D., of Moffitt's Neuro-Oncology Program, says the combination has been shown to infect and kill both brain cancer stem ...
  June 20, 2013 - EurekAlert!