In the following video, Motley Fool health-care analyst David Williamson discusses some very surprising trial results from Amgen (AMGN 1.06%). The company has announced phase 3 results that it has bioengineered a version of the herpes virus to attack melanoma, by singling out only fast-dividing cells. David tells us the possible ramifications both for investors and for patients.
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Why Melanoma Should Fear Herpes
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Amgen hunts cancer with a modified herpes virus.
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