Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26595180›Full record

ReviewImmunotherapy2015

Vaccinia virus, a promising new therapeutic agent for pancreatic cancer.

Chadwan Al Yaghchi, Zhongxian Zhang, Ghassan Alusi, Nicholas R Lemoine, Yaohe Wang

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Review in Immunotherapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chadwan Al YaghchiCentre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Zhongxian ZhangNational Centre for International Research in Cell & Gene Therapy, Sino-British Research Centre for Molecular Oncology, Zhengzhou University, China.
Ghassan AlusiCentre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Nicholas R LemoineCentre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK.
Yaohe WangCentre for Molecular Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

Funding

Cancer Research UK 12008Medical Research Council MR/M015696/1Medical Research Council MR/MD15696/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients signifies a need for radically new therapeutic strategies. Tumor-targeted oncolytic viruses have emerged as attractive therapeutic candidates for cancer treatment due to their inherent ability to specifically target and lyse tumor cells as well as induce antitumor effects by multiple action mechanisms. Vaccinia virus has several inherent features that make it particularly suitable for use as an oncolytic agent. In this review, we will discuss the potential of vaccinia virus in the management of pancreatic cancer in light of our increased understanding of cellular and immunological mechanisms involved in the disease process as well as our extending knowledge in the biology of vaccinia virus.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCancer VaccinesDeoxycytidineGemcitabineGenetic VectorsHumansImmunotherapy, ActiveMembrane GlycoproteinsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesPancreatic NeoplasmsVaccinia virusVirus ReplicationAntineoplastic AgentsCancer VaccinesDeoxycytidineGemcitabineMembrane GlycoproteinsPanvac-VFimmunotherapyoncolytic viruspancreatic cancervaccinia virus

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PMID26595180
PMCPMC4976866

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