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ArticleOncogene2021

Necroptotic virotherapy of oncolytic alphavirus M1 cooperated with Doxorubicin displays promising therapeutic efficacy in TNBC.

Jiayu Zhang, Ying Liu, Jingyi Tan, Yanming Zhang, Chun-Wa Wong, Ziqing Lin, Xincheng Liu, Max Sander, Xiaozhi Yang, Lebin Liang and 9 more

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Article in Oncogene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Viral Vector-Based Cancer Vaccines.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  12. Molecular Circuits of Immune Sensing and Response to Oncolytic Virotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jiayu Zhang *Department of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ying Liu *Department of Infectious Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 600# Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, China.
Jingyi TanDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yanming ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Chun-Wa WongDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Ziqing LinGuangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, #3 Lanyue Road, Science Park, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Xincheng LiuDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Max SanderGuangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, #3 Lanyue Road, Science Park, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Xiaozhi YangGuangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, #3 Lanyue Road, Science Park, Guangzhou, 510663, China.
Lebin LiangDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Deli SongDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jia DanDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yuwei ZhouDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jing CaiDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Yuan LinDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jiankai LiangDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Jun HuDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Guangmei YanDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.
Wenbo ZhuDepartment of Pharmacology, Department of Microbiology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China. zhuwenbo@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive molecular subtype among breast tumors and remains a challenge even for the most current therapeutic regimes. Here, we demonstrate that oncolytic alphavirus M1 effectively kills both TNBC and non-TNBC. ER-stress and apoptosis pathways are responsible for the cell death in non-TNBC as reported in other cancer types, yet the cell death in TNBC does not depend on these pathways. Transcriptomic analysis reveals that the M1 virus activates necroptosis in TNBC, which can be pharmacologically blocked by necroptosis inhibitors. By screening a library of clinically available compounds commonly used for breast cancer treatment, we find that Doxorubicin enhances the oncolytic effect of the M1 virus by up to 100-fold specifically in TNBC in vitro, and significantly stalls the tumor growth of TNBC in vivo, through promoting intratumoral virus replication and further triggering apoptosis in addition to necroptosis. These findings reveal a novel antitumor mechanism and a new combination regimen of the M1 oncolytic virus in TNBC, and highlight a need to bridge molecular diagnosis with virotherapy.

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AlphavirusDoxorubicinNecroptosisOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAnimalsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMiceVirus ReplicationXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysDoxorubicin

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