The hypoxic conditions within tumours are implicated in resistance to therapy, but might provide the ideal environment for the growth of anaerobic bacteria capable of killing cancer cells. In a new study, spores of an attenuated form of the obligate anaerobe Clostridium novyi (C. novyi-NT) were used to treat cancer…
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