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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Concepts in Oncolytic Adenovirus Therapy.

Klaus Mantwill, Florian Gerhard Klein, Dongbiao Wang, Sruthi Vasantamadhava Hindupur, Maximilian Ehrenfeld, Per Sonne Holm, Roman Nawroth

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

61 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Oncolytic viruses: advanced strategies in cancer therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  17. Four decades of adenovirus gene transfer vectors: History and current use.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  18. Promising immunotherapeutic treatments for colon cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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1 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors.

Klaus MantwillDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Florian Gerhard KleinDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0802-5838
Dongbiao WangDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Sruthi Vasantamadhava HindupurDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.
Maximilian EhrenfeldDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8893-9471
Per Sonne HolmDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Roman NawrothDepartment of Urology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, 81675 Munich, Germany.

Funding

Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft PhD scholarship of Florian Klein
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic adenovirus therapy is gaining importance as a novel treatment option for the management of various cancers. Different concepts of modification within the adenovirus vector have been identified that define the mode of action against and the interaction with the tumour. Adenoviral vectors allow for genetic manipulations that restrict tumour specificity and also the expression of specific transgenes in order to support the anti-tumour effect. Additionally, replication of the virus and reinfection of neighbouring tumour cells amplify the therapeutic effect. Another important aspect in oncolytic adenovirus therapy is the virus induced cell death which is a process that activates the immune system against the tumour. This review describes which elements in adenovirus vectors have been identified for modification not only to utilize oncolytic adenovirus vectors into conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAds) that allow replication specifically in tumour cells but also to confer specific characteristics to these viruses. These advances in development resulted in clinical trials that are summarized based on the conceptual design.

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AdenoviridaeAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicGenetic VectorsHumansNeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesOutcome Assessment, Health CareVirus ReplicationadenovirusarmingcancerCRAdimmunotherapyoncolytic virustropismvector design

Identifiers

PMID34638863
PMCPMC8508870

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