The Division of Cancer Biology and Biologic Therapeutics Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8224, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Cancer Gene Ther. 2021 May;28(5):375-389. doi: 10.1038/s41417-020-00227-y. Epub 2020 Sep 19.
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among women with gynecological cancer, with an overall 5-year survival rate below 50% due to a lack of specific symptoms, late stage at time of diagnosis and a high rate of recurrence after standard therapy. A better understanding of heterogeneity, genetic mutations, biological behavior and immunosuppression in the tumor microenvironment have allowed the development of more effective therapies based on anti-angiogenic treatments, PARP and immune checkpoint inhibitors, adoptive cell therapies and oncolytic vectors. Oncolytic adenoviruses are commonly used platforms in cancer gene therapy that selectively replicate in tumor cells and at the same time are able to stimulate the immune system. In addition, they can be genetically modified to enhance their potency and overcome physical and immunological barriers. In this review we highlight the challenges of adenovirus-based oncolytic therapies targeting ovarian cancer and outline recent advances to improve their potential in combination with immunotherapies.
卵巢癌是妇科癌症患者死亡的主要原因,由于缺乏特异性症状、诊断时已处于晚期以及标准治疗后复发率高,总体 5 年生存率低于 50%。更好地了解肿瘤微环境中的异质性、遗传突变、生物学行为和免疫抑制,使得基于抗血管生成治疗、PARP 和免疫检查点抑制剂、过继细胞疗法和溶瘤载体的更有效的疗法得以开发。溶瘤腺病毒是癌症基因治疗中常用的平台,它们在肿瘤细胞中选择性复制,同时能够刺激免疫系统。此外,它们可以进行基因修饰以增强其效力并克服物理和免疫障碍。在这篇综述中,我们强调了针对卵巢癌的基于腺病毒的溶瘤治疗的挑战,并概述了最近的进展,以提高它们与免疫疗法联合应用的潜力。