Potent antitumor effects of combined therapy with a telomerase-specific, replication-competent adenovirus (OBP-301) and IL-2 in a mouse model of renal cell carcinoma

Cancer Gene Ther. 2010 Jul;17(7):484-91. doi: 10.1038/cgt.2010.5. Epub 2010 Feb 19.

Abstract

OBP-301 (a telomerase-specific, replication-competent adenovirus with hTERT promoter) was constructed in a previous study and it showed a strong anticancer effect by inducing cell lysis in human lung and prostate cancer cells. This study investigated the effectiveness of a combination therapy of OBP-301 and interleukin-2 (IL-2) in a mouse model of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The cell-killing effect of OBP-301 was confirmed in vitro in the RENCA cancer cells. In in vivo experiment, luciferase-expressing RENCA cells were implanted in the left kidney and lung of BALB/c mice to prepare the RCC metastatic model. The animals were randomly divided into four treatment groups: PBS, IL-2 alone, OBP-301 alone and the combination. The analyses of orthotopic tumor weight, lung metastasis and luciferin-stained tumor images 14 days after each treatment showed significant tumor growth inhibition in the combination group in comparison with that in the OBP-301- or IL-2-treated groups. In addition, the percentage of regulatory T-cells (Tregs) in the combination group was significantly suppressed in comparison with that in the PBS and single-agent treatment groups. The outcomes of this study suggest that tumor-specific oncolytic immunovirotherapy may become an attractive strategy for the treatment of human RCC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / enzymology
  • Adenoviridae / genetics
  • Adenoviridae / physiology
  • Animals
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell / virology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Female
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Genetic Therapy / methods*
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Interleukin-2 / administration & dosage*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / virology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Oncolytic Virotherapy / methods*
  • Telomerase / metabolism*
  • Virus Replication

Substances

  • Interleukin-2
  • Telomerase