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ArticleJournal of translational medicine2024

Inducing expression of ICOS-L by oncolytic adenovirus to enhance tumor-specific bi-specific antibody efficacy.

Neshat Saffarzadeh, Emelie Foord, Eoghan O'Leary, Rand Mahmoun, Thomas Birkballe Hansen, Victor Levitsky, Thomas Poiret, Michael Uhlin

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Article in Journal of translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Neshat SaffarzadehDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Emelie FoordCircio AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Eoghan O'LearyDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rand MahmounDepartment of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomas Birkballe HansenCircio AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Victor LevitskyCircio AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Thomas Poiret *Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden. thomas.poiret@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0003-1965-3522
Michael Uhlin *Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, ANA Futura, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Karolinska Institutet · SEKarolinska University Hospital · SE

Funding

Barncancerfonden PR2022-0066Cancerfonden 22 2257PjKnut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse 2018Radiumhemmets Forskningsfonder 211393Vetenskapsrådet 2021-01755
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntratumoral injection of oncolytic viruses (OVs) shows promise in immunotherapy: ONCOS-102, a genetically engineered OV that encodes Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) demonstrated efficacy in early clinical trials, enhancing T cell infiltration in tumors. This suggests OVs may boost various forms of immunotherapy, including tumor-specific bi-specific antibodies (BsAbs).

methodsOur study investigated in vitro, how ONCOS-204, a variant of ONCOS-virus expressing the ligand of inducible T-cell co-stimulator (ICOSL), modulates the process of T cell activation induced by a BsAb. ONCOS-102 was used for comparison. Phenotypic and functional changes induced by combination of different OVs, and BsAb in T cell subsets were assessed by flow cytometry, viability, and proliferation assays.

resultsDegranulation and IFNγ and TNF production of T cells, especially CD4 + T cells was the most increased upon target cell exposure to ONCOS-204. Unexpectedly, ONCOS-204 profoundly affected CD8 + T cell proliferation and function through ICOS-L/ICOS interaction. The effect solely depended on cell surface expression of ICOS-L as soluble ICOSL did not induce notable T cell activity.

conclusionsTogether, our data suggests that oncolytic adenoviruses encoding ICOSL may enhance functional activity of tumor-specific BsAbs thereby opening a novel avenue for clinical development in immunotherapeutics.

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NeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesAdenoviridaeAntibodiesCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinAntibodiesICOS protein, humanInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinBi-specific antibodyICOSImmunotherapyOncolytic virusT cell

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PMCPMC10921603
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