Allegheny Health Network Offers T-VEC Virus-Based Treatment for Advanced Melanoma
Allegheny Health Network Offers T-VEC Virus-Based Treatment for Advanced Melanoma Share Article Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is offering patients with advanced melanoma treatment with an oncolytic (cancer-killing) virus called Imlygic or T-VEC. It is injected directly into the tumor, where it works by replicating inside the cancer cells. AHN surgical oncologist Howard Edington, MD, talks with patient Paul Kirsch prior to treatment with T-VEC “Unlike other therapies for advanced melanoma, T-VEC is usually well tolerated and is suitable for many patients, including the elderly. I...
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