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ArticleMolecular therapy. Oncology2025

Oncolytic HSV-1 expressing FLT3L kills melanoma, glioblastoma, and pancreatic cancer cells

Sandra Tuyaerts, Xenia Geeraerts, Alberto Reale, Latoya Stevens, Giada Bertazzon, Jack Brons, Toon Janssen, Ivan Van Riet, Arianna Calistri, Bart Neyns

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Article in Molecular therapy. Oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Sandra TuyaertsLaboratory for Medical and Molecular Oncology (LMMO), Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Xenia GeeraertsLaboratory for Medical and Molecular Oncology (LMMO), Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Alberto RealeDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Latoya StevensLaboratory for Medical and Molecular Oncology (LMMO), Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Giada BertazzonLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapies (LMCT), Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Jack BronsDepartment of Genetics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Toon JanssenDepartment of Genetics, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.
Ivan Van RietDepartment of Hematology and Stem Cell Laboratory, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel), Brussels, Belgium.
Arianna CalistriDepartment of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Bart NeynsLaboratory for Medical and Molecular Oncology (LMMO), Translational Oncology Research Center (TORC), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are promising anti-cancer agents designed to induce cancer cell death while simultaneously stimulating immune responses through encoded transgenes. FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3L), a critical cytokine in dendritic cell (DC) biology, was incorporated into a genetically engineered OV derived from herpes simplex virus type 1. This virus was modified with deletions in the

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conventional dendritic cellsFLT3Lglioblastomaherpes simplex virus type 1immunogenic cell deathmelanomaMT: Regular Issueoncolytic viruspancreatic carcinoma

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PMID40955425
PMCPMC12433480

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