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ArticleScience translational medicine2017

Cancer immunotherapy with recombinant poliovirus induces IFN-dominant activation of dendritic cells and tumor antigen-specific CTLs.

Michael C Brown, Eda K Holl, David Boczkowski, Elena Dobrikova, Mubeen Mosaheb, Vidya Chandramohan, Darell D Bigner, Matthias Gromeier, Smita K Nair

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers.

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154citing papers in PubMed
10.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

154 citing papers in PubMed, 210 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus.The New England journal of medicine · 2018
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  8. Viral Microglia Reprogramming Clears Oligomeric Neurotoxic Debris.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  16. Polio virotherapy provokes MDA5 signaling and CD4Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael C BrownDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3957-1164
Eda K HollDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6975-3647
David BoczkowskiDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Elena DobrikovaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0756-6069
Mubeen MosahebDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
Vidya ChandramohanDepartment of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0653-3014
Darell D BignerDepartment of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5548-4899
Matthias GromeierDepartment of Neurosurgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA. smita.nair@duke.edu grome001@mc.duke.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4538-0302
Smita K NairDepartment of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA. smita.nair@duke.edu grome001@mc.duke.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-1912
Duke University · US

Funding

Targeted Alpha-Particle Radiotheraphy of Brain Tumors with 211At-81C6 AntibodyP50CA190991 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SAMPSON, JOHN H. · 2014 to 2023
$20.8M
Oncolytic Polovirus, Immunotoxin, and Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy of GliomasR35CA197264 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI BIGNER, DARELL D · 2015 to 2021
$6.1M
Targeting Translation Control in Malignant GliomaR01CA124756 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GROMEIER, MATTHIAS · 2007 to 2016
$2.6M
Clinical Brain Tumor Development of a Cytomegalovirus-targeted Therapeutic with Vaccine pre-conditioning to Validate Novel Predictors of Vaccine EfficacyR01CA235612 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SAMPSON, JOHN H. · 2019 to 2022
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA190991NCI NIH HHS R01 CA124756NCI NIH HHS R01 CA235612NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197264
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumors thrive in an immunosuppressive microenvironment that impedes antitumor innate and adaptive immune responses. Thus, approaches that can overcome immunosuppression and engage antitumor immunity are needed. This study defines the adjuvant and cancer immunotherapy potential of the recombinant poliovirus/rhinovirus chimera PVSRIPO. PVSRIPO is currently in clinical trials against recurrent World Health Organization grade IV malignant glioma, a notoriously treatment-refractory cancer. Cytopathogenic infection of neoplastic cells releases the proteome and exposes pathogen- and damage-associated molecular patterns. At the same time, sublethal infection of antigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells and macrophages, yields potent, sustained type I interferon-dominant activation in an immunosuppressed microenvironment and promotes the development of tumor antigen-specific T cell responses in vitro and antitumor immunity in vivo. PVSRIPO's immune adjuvancy stimulates canonical innate anti-pathogen inflammatory responses within the tumor microenvironment that culminate in dendritic cell and T cell infiltration. Our findings provide mechanistic evidence that PVSRIPO functions as a potent intratumor immune adjuvant that generates tumor antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalHumansImmunityImmunosuppression TherapyInterferonsMacrophagesMelanomaMice, Inbred C57BLNeutrophilsOncolytic VirusesPoliovirusAntigens, NeoplasmInterferonsProteomeRNA, Double-Stranded

Identifiers

PMID28931654
PMCPMC6034685
OpenAlexW2754660884

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