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ReviewNeurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics2017

Oncolytic Virotherapy for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma.

Paul M Foreman, Gregory K Friedman, Kevin A Cassady, James M Markert

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Review in Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
82citing papers in PubMed
12.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

82 citing papers in PubMed, 131 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Paul M ForemanDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Gregory K FriedmanDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Kevin A CassadyNationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
James M MarkertDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. jmarkert@uabmc.edu.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USNationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Virus Production CoreP01CA071933 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI WEICHSELBAUM, RALPH R · 1997 to 2013
$14.5M
Viral and molecular chemotherapy of malignant CNS tumorsP50CA097247 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GILLESPIE, G. YANCEY · 2002 to 2009
$13.5M
Research Training Program in Surgical OncologyT32CA091078 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI KENNEDY, GREGORY DEAN · 2002 to 2017
$4.8M
Cytochrome C Oxidase: Biomarker In Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma MultiformeU01NS093663 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI GRIGUER, CORINNE E., MARKERT, JAMES M · 2016 to 2019
$2.6M
CONTEMPORARY THERAPEUTICS FOR ANAPLASTIC GLIOMASP20CA151129 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GILLESPIE, G. YANCEY · 2011 to 2013
$2.3M
A Phase 1 Study of M032, a Genetically Engineered HSV-1 Expressing IL-12, in Patients with Recurrent/Progressive Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, or Gliosarcoma.R01CA217179 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI GILLESPIE, G. YANCEY, MARKERT, JAMES M · 2017 to 2019
$1.6M
Ph1 of HSV G207 and Radiation to Treat Pediatric Brain Tumors IND16294 (12/10/14)R01FD005379 · FDA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI FRIEDMAN, GREGORY K · 2016 to 2018
$750k
FDA HHS R01 FD005379NCI NIH HHS P01 CA071933NCI NIH HHS P20 CA151129NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097247NCI NIH HHS R01 CA217179NCI NIH HHS T32 CA091078NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS093663
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant glioma is the most common primary brain tumor and carries a grim prognosis, with a median survival of just over 14 months. Given the poor outcomes with standard-of-care treatments, novel treatment strategies are needed. The concept of virotherapy for the treatment of malignant tumors dates back more than a century and can be divided into replication-competent oncolytic viruses and replication-deficient viral vectors. Oncolytic viruses are designed to selectively target, infect, and replicate in tumor cells, while sparing surrounding normal brain. A host of oncolytic viruses has been evaluated in early phase human trials with promising safety results, but none has progressed to phase III trials. Despite the 25 years that has passed since the initial publication of genetically engineered oncolytic viruses for the treatment of glioma, much remains to be learned about the use of this therapy, including its mechanism of action, optimal treatment paradigm, appropriate targets, and integration with adjuvant agents. Oncolytic viral therapy for glioma remains promising and will undoubtedly impact the future of patient care.

Indexed as

Oncolytic VirotherapyAdenoviridaeAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicGenetic VectorsGliomaHumansOncolytic VirusesParamyxoviridaeParvovirusPoliovirusReoviridaeTreatment OutcomeVirus ReplicationGlioblastomaGliomaOncolytic virusViral therapyVirotherapy

Identifiers

PMID28265902
PMCPMC5398989
OpenAlexW2593529561

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