Viral vector‐based gene therapies in the clinic

Z Zhao, AC Anselmo, S Mitragotri - … & translational medicine, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gene therapies are currently one of the most investigated therapeutic modalities in both the
preclinical and clinical settings and have shown promise in treating a diverse spectrum of …

An overview of tecovirimat for smallpox treatment and expanded anti-orthopoxvirus applications

AT Russo, DW Grosenbach… - Expert review of anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Tecovirimat (TPOXX®; ST-246) was approved for the treatment of
symptomatic smallpox by the USFDA in July of 2018 and has been stockpiled by the US …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic viruses: newest frontier for cancer immunotherapy

MM Rahman, G McFadden - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are viruses that selectively target and kill cancer
cells while sparing normal ones. OVs are from diverse families of viruses, but naturally …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic viruses encoding bispecific T cell engagers: a blueprint for emerging immunovirotherapies

JPW Heidbuechel, CE Engeland - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs) are an innovative class of immunotherapeutics that
redirect T cells to tumor surface antigens. While efficacious against certain hematological …

[HTML][HTML] Giving oncolytic viruses a free ride: carrier cells for oncolytic virotherapy

A Reale, A Calistri, J Altomonte - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are an emerging class of therapeutics which combine multiple
mechanisms of action, including direct cancer cell-killing, immunotherapy and gene therapy …

[HTML][HTML] Intratumoral expression of interleukin 23 variants using oncolytic vaccinia virus elicit potent antitumor effects on multiple tumor models via tumor …

L Chen, H Chen, J Ye, Y Ge, H Wang, E Dai, J Ren… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Newly emerging cancer immunotherapy has led to significant progress in
cancer treatment; however, its efficacy is limited in solid tumors since the majority of them …

[HTML][HTML] Ferroptosis inducer improves the efficacy of oncolytic virus-mediated cancer immunotherapy

W Liu, H Chen, Z Zhu, Z Liu, C Ma, YJ Lee, DL Bartlett… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ferroptosis is a type of programmed cell death dependent on iron and characterized by the
accumulation of lipid peroxides. In this study, we explore the combination of a ferroptosis …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic adenovirus as pancreatic cancer-targeted therapy: Where do we go from here?

AR Yoon, JW Hong, BK Jung, H Ahn, S Zhang, CO Yun - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers with extremely high mortality rate,
and the number of cases is expected to steadily increase with time. Pancreatic cancer is …

[HTML][HTML] CD19-targeted BiTE expression by an oncolytic vaccinia virus significantly augments therapeutic efficacy against B-cell lymphoma

W Lei, Q Ye, Y Hao, J Chen, Y Huang, L Yang… - Blood cancer …, 2022 - nature.com
Immunotherapy with CD19-targeting bispecific T-cell engagers (CD19BiTEs) has
demonstrated highly effective killing of cancer cells in patients with precursor acute …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering Rapalog-Inducible Genetic Switches Based on Split-T7 Polymerase to Regulate Oncolytic Virus-Driven Production of Tumour-Localized IL-12 for …

NT Martin, MJF Crupi, Z Taha, J Poutou, JT Whelan… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The approval of different cytokines as anti-neoplastic agents has been challenged by dose-
limiting toxicities. Although reducing dose levels affords improved tolerability, efficacy is …