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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Oncolytic viruses: a promising therapy for malignant pleural effusion and solid tumors.

Xinya Wang, Qin Zhou, Xuyan Zhang, Han Hu, Binlei Liu, Yang Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. 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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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

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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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Immunotherapy advances in pleural mesothelioma.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Xinya Wang *National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qin Zhou *National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Xuyan ZhangNational "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Han HuNational "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Binlei LiuNational "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yang WangNational "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), School of Life and Health Sciences, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are natural or recombinant viruses that can directly lyse tumor cells without damaging normal cells. They enhance anti-tumor immunity by releasing antigens and activating inflammatory responses within the tumor microenvironment (TME). This offers a new therapeutic approach for MPE and solid tumors. This review discusses the progress of OVs administered via intrapleural and intratumoral routes, emphasizing their potential in MPE treatment and the challenges posed by the complex intrapleural environment, which affects the direct interaction between OVs, tumor cells, and immune cells. This review also discusses the regulatory barriers, safety concerns and accessibility of oncolytic virus therapy.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesPleural Effusion, MalignantAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentintracavitary administrationmalignant pleural effusiononcolytic virussolid tumortumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40352942
PMCPMC12061930

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