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ReviewMolecular therapy oncolytics2023

Breaking the barriers in cancer care: The next generation of herpes simplex virus-based oncolytic immunotherapies for cancer treatment.

Nikhil I Khushalani, Kevin J Harrington, Alan Melcher, Praveen K Bommareddy, Dmitriy Zamarin

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Review in Molecular therapy oncolytics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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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

19 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. RP1 Combined With Nivolumab in Advanced Anti-PD-1-Failed Melanoma (IGNYTE).Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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  6. Cancer viroimmunotherapy platforms based on varicella-zoster virus and cytomegalovirus.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  10. Fusing Oncolytic Virotherapy With Cancer Immunotherapy to Treat Therapy-Resistant Melanoma.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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  11. Oncolytic Virotherapy in Solid Tumors: A Current Review.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nikhil I KhushalaniMoffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Kevin J HarringtonThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Alan MelcherThe Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
Praveen K BommareddyReplimune, Inc., Woburn, MA, USA.
Dmitriy ZamarinIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since the US Food and Drug Administration first approved talimogene laherparepvec for the treatment of melanoma in 2015, the field of oncolytic immunotherapy (OI) has rapidly evolved. There are numerous ongoing clinical studies assessing the clinical activity of OIs across a wide range of tumor types. Further understanding of the mechanisms underlying the anti-tumor immune response has led to the development of OIs with improved immune-mediated preclinical efficacy. In this review, we discuss the key approaches for developing the next generation of herpes simplex virus-based OIs. Modifications to the viral genome and incorporation of transgenes to promote safety, tumor-selective replication, and immune stimulation are reviewed. We also review the advantages and disadvantages of intratumoral versus intravenous administration, summarize clinical evidence supporting the use of OIs as a strategy to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint blockade, and consider emerging opportunities to improve OI efficacy in the combination setting.

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checkpoint inhibitorscombination therapygenome engineeringHSVimmunotherapyoncolytic therapy

Identifiers

PMID37841530
PMCPMC10570124

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