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ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2022

Phase 2 trial of intravenous oncolytic virus JX-594 combined with low-dose cyclophosphamide in patients with advanced breast cancer.

Sophie Cousin, Maud Toulmonde, Michèle Kind, Jean-Philippe Guegan, Alban Bessede, Coralie Cantarel, Carine Bellera, Antoine Italiano

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Article in Experimental hematology & oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Oncolytic virotherapy and tumor microenvironment modulation.Clinical and experimental medicine · 2025
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  6. Reprogramming cancer immunity with next-generation combination therapies.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sophie CousinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, Bordeaux, France.
Maud ToulmondeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, Bordeaux, France.
Michèle KindDepartment of Medical Imaging, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
Jean-Philippe GueganExplicyte, Bordeaux, France.
Alban BessedeExplicyte, Bordeaux, France.
Coralie CantarelBordeaux Population Health Research Center, Univ. Bordeaux, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000, Inserm, Bordeaux, France.
Carine BelleraBordeaux Population Health Research Center, Univ. Bordeaux, Epicene team, UMR 1219, F-33000, Inserm, Bordeaux, France.
Antoine ItalianoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Early Phase Trials and Sarcoma Units, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, Bordeaux, France. a.italiano@bordeaux.unicancer.fr.
Institut Bergonié · FRInserm · FRUniversité de Bordeaux · FR

Funding

Association pour la recherche contre le cancer METROMAJXInstitut National Du Cancer METROMAJX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is one the most common cause of cancer death in women worldwide. We report here the first phase II study investigating a virus genetically engineered for tumor-selective replication in patients with breast cancer. Ten patients were treated with a combination of low-dose oral cyclophosphamide and intra-venous JX-594, a thymidine kinase gene-inactivated oncolytic vaccinia virus engineered for the expression of transgenes encoding human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and β-galactosidase. Best response as per RECIST criteria was stable disease for 2 patients and progressive disease for 8 patients. Median progression-free and overall survival were 1.6 months (95% CI: [1.1-1.9]) and 14.4 months (95% CI: [2.0 - NA]) respectively. High throughput analysis of sequential plasma samples revealed an upregulation of protein biomarkers reflecting immune induction such as IFN gamma. Whether the combination of JX-594 with an immune checkpoint inhibitor is associated with meaningful clinical activity is therefore worth to investigate.

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Breast cancerJX-594Oncolytic virus

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PMID36474303
PMCPMC9724410
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