Oncolytic virotherapy

SJ Russell, KW Peng, JC Bell - Nature biotechnology, 2012 - nature.com
Oncolytic virotherapy is an emerging treatment modality that uses replication-competent
viruses to destroy cancers. Recent advances include preclinical proof of feasibility for a …

Normalization of the vasculature for treatment of cancer and other diseases

S Goel, DG Duda, L Xu, LL Munn… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
New vessel formation (angiogenesis) is an essential physiological process for embryologic
development, normal growth, and tissue repair. Angiogenesis is tightly regulated at the …

[HTML][HTML] A phase I/II study of triple-mutated oncolytic herpes virus G47∆ in patients with progressive glioblastoma

T Todo, Y Ino, H Ohtsu, J Shibahara… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Here, we report the results of a phase I/II, single-arm study (UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial Registry
UMIN000002661) assessing the safety (primary endpoint) of G47∆, a triple-mutated …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic viruses as therapeutic cancer vaccines

DL Bartlett, Z Liu, M Sathaiah, R Ravindranathan… - Molecular cancer, 2013 - Springer
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are tumor-selective, multi-mechanistic antitumor agents. They kill
infected cancer and associated endothelial cells via direct oncolysis, and uninfected cells …

Vascular normalization as a therapeutic strategy for malignant and nonmalignant disease

S Goel, AHK Wong, RK Jain - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Pathological angiogenesis—driven by an imbalance of pro-and antiangiogenic signaling—
is a hallmark of many diseases, both malignant and benign. Unlike in the healthy adult in …

Rat brain tumor models in experimental neuro-oncology: the C6, 9L, T9, RG2, F98, BT4C, RT-2 and CNS-1 gliomas

RF Barth, B Kaur - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2009 - Springer
In this review we will describe eight commonly used rat brain tumor models and their
application for the development of novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. The C6, 9L …

Systemic delivery of oncolytic viruses: hopes and hurdles

MS Ferguson, NR Lemoine, Y Wang - Advances in virology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Despite recent advances in both surgery and chemoradiotherapy, mortality rates for
advanced cancer remain high. There is a pressing need for novel therapeutic strategies; one …

[HTML][HTML] Advances and potential pitfalls of oncolytic viruses expressing immunomodulatory transgene therapy for malignant gliomas

Q Zhang, F Liu - Cell death & disease, 2020 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an immunosuppressive, lethal brain tumor. Despite advances in
molecular understanding and therapies, the clinical benefits have remained limited, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Antigen delivery targeted to tumor-associated macrophages overcomes tumor immune resistance

D Muraoka, N Seo, T Hayashi, Y Tahara… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Immune checkpoint inhibitors and adoptive transfer of gene-engineered T cells have
emerged as novel therapeutic modalities for hard-to-treat solid tumors; however, many …

[HTML][HTML] Immune system, friend or foe of oncolytic virotherapy?

AC Filley, M Dey - Frontiers in oncology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are an emerging class of targeted anticancer therapies designed to
selectively infect, replicate in, and lyse malignant cells without causing harm to normal …