Current strategies to circumvent the antiviral immunity to optimize cancer virotherapy

Autor: Dong Ho Shin, Teresa Nguyen, Bulent Ozpolat
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2051-1426
DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-002086
Popis: Cancer virotherapy is a paradigm-shifting treatment modality based on virus-mediated oncolysis and subsequent antitumor immune responses. Clinical trials of currently available virotherapies showed that robust antitumor immunity characterizes the remarkable and long-term responses observed in a subset of patients. These data suggest that future therapies should incorporate strategies to maximize the immunotherapeutic potential of oncolytic viruses. In this review, we highlight the recent evidence that the antiviral immunity of the patients may limit the immunotherapeutic potential of oncolytic viruses and summarize the most relevant approaches to strategically redirect the immune response away from the viruses and toward tumors to heighten the clinical impact of viro-immunotherapy platforms.
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