Replication-competent herpes simplex virus retargeted to HER2 as therapy for high-grade glioma.
Mol Ther
; 20(5): 994-1001, 2012 May.
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ABSTRACT
Oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) represent a novel frontier against tumors resistant to standard therapies, like glioblastoma (GBM). The oncolytic HSVs that entered clinical trials so far showed encouraging results; however, they are marred by the fact that they are highly attenuated. We engineered HSVs that maintain unimpaired lytic efficacy and specifically target cells that express tumor-specific receptors, thus limiting the cytotoxicity only to cancer cells, and leaving unharmed the neighboring tissues. We report on the safety and efficacy in a high-grade glioma (HGG) model of R-LM113, an HSV recombinant retargeted to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), frequently expressed in GBMs. We demonstrated that R-LM113 is safe in vivo as it does not cause encephalitis when intracranially injected in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice, extremely sensitive to wild-type HSV. The efficacy of R-LM113 was assessed in a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-induced infiltrative glioma model engineered to express HER2 and transplanted intracranially in adult NOD/SCID mice. Mice injected with HER2-engineered glioma cells infected with R-LM113 showed a doubled survival time compared with mice injected with uninfected cells. A doubling in survival time from the beginning of treatment was obtained also when R-LM113 was administered into already established tumors. These data demonstrate the efficacy of R-LM113 in thwarting tumor growth.
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Simplexvirus
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Receptor ErbB-2
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Terapia Viral Oncolítica
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Vetores Genéticos
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Glioma
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Adult
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Animals
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Humans
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Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article