Ask the Expert: Oncolytic Viral Therapies

Donna is a retired masseuse and former Pilates teacher. Donna is a mother of two grown adult children. She is crazy about the NFL, enjoys playing tennis and watching sports. Donna is a melanoma survivor.

Jim Day is an artist and custom fabricator from Los Angeles. He is well known in his community as the guy who can build anything out of anything, and often helps others build things they could not build themselves. In 2021, Jim discovery he had a brain tumor, and was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma. After his diagnosis, Jim met with Dr. In whom informed him of his treatment options. Jim knew instantly when he spoke to Dr. In about oncolytic viruses that he wanted to work with him. Two years later Jim has lost an extraordinary amount of cancer, and his side effects are minimal. Jim says that because of Dr. In and the oncolytic virus therapies, he feels alive again. 

Gino K. In is a medical oncologist at the University of Southern California, who specializes in solid tumor and cutaneous oncology. He completed his oncology fellowship at the USC Keck School of Medicine and subsequently joined the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, where he oversees the multidisciplinary melanoma and skin cancer program, and leads clinical trials for melanoma, and other skin cancers, including cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and Merkel cell carcinoma.