Mathematical Modeling of Oncolytic Virus Therapy Reveals Role of the Immune Response

Autor: Ela Guo, Hana M. Dobrovolny
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 9, p 1812 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1999-4915
DOI: 10.3390/v15091812
Popis: Oncolytic adenoviruses (OAds) present a promising path for cancer treatment due to their selectivity in infecting and lysing tumor cells and their ability to stimulate the immune response. In this study, we use an ordinary differential equation (ODE) model of tumor growth inhibited by oncolytic virus activity to parameterize previous research on the effect of genetically re-engineered OAds in A549 lung cancer tumors in murine models. We find that the data are best fit by a model that accounts for an immune response, and that the immune response provides a mechanism for elimination of the tumor. We also find that parameter estimates for the most effective OAds share characteristics, most notably a high infection rate and low viral clearance rate, that might be potential reasons for these viruses’ efficacy in delaying tumor growth. Further studies observing E1A and P19 recombined viruses in different tumor environments may further illuminate the extent of the effects of these genetic modifications.
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