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Trial reportJournal of neuro-oncology

Immunogene therapy of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme with a liposomally encapsulated replication-incompetent Semliki forest virus vector carrying the human interleukin-12 gene--a phase I/II clinical protocol.

H Ren, T Boulikas, K Lundstrom, A Söling, P C Warnke, N G Rainov

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Trial report in Journal of neuro-oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 150 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Enhanced efficacy of a next-generation EEEV self-replicating RNA platform for combination cancer immunotherapies.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  3. Advancements in nanotheranostics for glioma therapy.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  14. Alphaviruses in Cancer Therapy.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

H RenDepartment of Neurological Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
T Boulikas
K Lundstrom
A Söling
P C Warnke
N G Rainov
University of Liverpool · GBMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an incurable brain tumor resistant to standard treatment modalities such as surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Since recurrent GBM tends to develop predominantly within the infiltrative rim surrounding the primary tumor focus, novel therapy strategies need in addition to focal tumor destruction to target this somewhat diffuse area. This is a phase I/II clinical study in adult patients with recurrent GBM which is aimed at evaluating biological safety, maximum tolerated dose, and antitumor efficacy of a genetically modified replication-disabled Semliki forest virus vector (SFV) carrying the human interleukin 12 (IL-12) gene and encapsulated in cationic liposomes (LSFV-IL12). The vector will be administered in doses of 1 x 10(7)-1 x 10(9) infectious particles by continuous intratumoral infusion, thus exploiting the advantages of convection-enhanced drug delivery in the brain. The present protocol is also designed to investigate systemic and local immune response and to identify factors predicting tumor response to LSFV-IL12 therapy, such as volume of extracellular space of the tumor, volume of contrast enhancing lesion, and immune status of the patients. SFV, an insect alphavirus, infects mitotic and non-mitotic cells and triggers apoptosis in tumor cells within 48-72 h. Preclinical work with the LSFV-IL12 vector in breast and prostate cancer animal models demonstrated its biosafety and some antitumor efficacy. An ongoing phase I clinical study in patients with melanoma and renal cell carcinoma seems also to confirm the biosafety of intravenously administered vectors. This protocol will be the first study of SFV-IL12 therapy of human recurrent GBM.

Indexed as

AdultCapsulesCerebellar NeoplasmsFemaleGenetic TherapyGenetic VectorsGlioblastomaHumansImmunotherapyInterleukin-12LiposomesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalSemliki forest virusCapsulesInterleukin-12Liposomes

Identifiers

PMID12952295
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