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ReviewVaccines2025

Oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus Therapy: Latest Advances, Core Challenges, and Future Outlook.

Yiyang Zheng, Yusheng Pei, Chunyan Dong, Jinghui Liang, Tong Cai, Yuan Zhang, Dejiang Tan, Junzhi Wang, Qing He

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. The emerging role of oncolytic virotherapy in genitourinary malignancies.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  7. Oncolytic Viruses: Promising Future in Cancer Treatment.Advanced pharmaceutical bulletin · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Yiyang ZhengState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Yusheng PeiState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Chunyan DongState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Jinghui LiangState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.ORCID 0009-0007-7899-9781
Tong CaiState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Yuan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Dejiang TanState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Junzhi WangState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.
Qing HeState Key Laboratory of Drug Regulatory Sciences, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic virus (OV) immunotherapy, particularly with oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV), has become a promising new strategy in cancer treatment. This field has achieved significant clinical milestones, highlighted by the FDA approval of Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) for melanoma in 2015 and the approval of Teserpaturev/G47Δ for malignant glioma in Japan in 2021. This review synthesizes the key preclinical and clinical advancements in oHSV therapy over the last decade, critically analyzing the core challenges in target selection, genetic modification, administration routes, and targeted delivery. Key findings indicate that arming oHSV with immunomodulatory transgenes, such as cytokines and antibodies, and combining it with immune checkpoint inhibitors are critical strategies for enhancing therapeutic efficacy. Future research will focus on precision engineering using CRISPR/Cas9, the development of novel delivery vehicles like nanoparticles and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), and biomarker-guided personalized medicine, aiming to provide safer and more effective solutions for refractory cancers. This review synthesizes oHSV advances and analyzes novel delivery and gene-editing strategies.

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herpes simplex virusimmunotherapypreclinical and clinical research progress

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PMID40872965
PMCPMC12390425

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