ReviewCancer science2016
Oncolytic virus therapy: A new era of cancer treatment at dawn.
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429 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 758 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Pathway dysregulation and therapeutic resistance in glioblastoma: molecular mechanisms and emerging therapeutic targets.Future science OA · 2026Review
- Oncolytic virotherapy for cancer: biological mechanisms, clinical advances, and future perspectives.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- Intratumoral microbiota in colorectal cancer: roles, therapeutic potential, and challenges.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Tuning epigenetics to enhance cancer virotherapy.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- Advances in oncolytic virus delivery strategies and challenges in clinical translation.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- The landscape of genitourinary cancer vaccines: clinical advances and future opportunities.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Overcoming IGF1R-mediated resistance to oncolytic HSV1 and radiotherapy via triple combination therapy.Cell death & disease · 2026Article
- Leveraging multimodal cancer immunotherapy to amplify the efficacy of oncolytic viruses.Experimental hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Triple-Mutated HSV-1 Expressing Soluble B7-1 Plus CTLA-4 Blockade Suppresses Lymph Node Metastasis in Tongue Cancer.Cancer science · 2026Article
- In silico models in oncology, neurology, and epidemiology: systems-level and multiscale perspectives.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2026Review
- Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dendritic cells potentiate the efficacy of interleukin-12-expressing oncolytic HSV-1.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026Article
- A promising combination strategy: oncolytic adenovirus (ΔE1B-55 K/E3) and arsenic trioxide for potent cancer therapy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Cracking the shield: oncolytic viruses versus the tumor-immune fortress.Cancer cell international · 2026Review
- Intratumoral microbiota in cancer: molecular mechanism and therapeutic strategies.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of Laz-expressing Salmonella Typhimurium YB1 via optimized secretion and regulation.AMB Express · 2026Article
- Interpreting tissue stiffening with lung tumorigenesis by imaging architectural resembling of extracellular matrix components.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Enhancing oncolytic reovirus therapy with proteasome inhibitors in multiple myeloma.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Intraperitoneal CF33-hNIS combined with PD-L1 blockade eradicates gastric cancer peritoneal metastases and prevents recurrence via durable T cell memory.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
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Abstract
Oncolytic virus therapy is perhaps the next major breakthrough in cancer treatment following the success in immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors. Oncolytic viruses are defined as genetically engineered or naturally occurring viruses that selectively replicate in and kill cancer cells without harming the normal tissues. T-Vec (talimogene laherparepvec), a second-generation oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) armed with GM-CSF, was recently approved as the first oncolytic virus drug in the USA and Europe. The phase III trial proved that local intralesional injections with T-Vec in advanced malignant melanoma patients can not only suppress the growth of injected tumors but also act systemically and prolong overall survival. Other oncolytic viruses that are closing in on drug approval in North America and Europe include vaccinia virus JX-594 (pexastimogene devacirepvec) for hepatocellular carcinoma, GM-CSF-expressing adenovirus CG0070 for bladder cancer, and Reolysin (pelareorep), a wild-type variant of reovirus, for head and neck cancer. In Japan, a phase II clinical trial of G47∆, a third-generation oncolytic HSV-1, is ongoing in glioblastoma patients. G47∆ was recently designated as a "Sakigake" breakthrough therapy drug in Japan. This new system by the Japanese government should provide G47∆ with priority reviews and a fast-track drug approval by the regulatory authorities. Whereas numerous oncolytic viruses have been subjected to clinical trials, the common feature that is expected to play a major role in prolonging the survival of cancer patients is an induction of specific antitumor immunity in the course of tumor-specific viral replication. It appears that it will not be long before oncolytic virus therapy becomes a standard therapeutic option for all cancer patients.
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