A Multi Targeting Conditionally Replicating Adenovirus Displays Enhanced Oncolysis while Maintaining Expression of Immunotherapeutic Agents

PLoS One. 2015 Dec 21;10(12):e0145272. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145272. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Studies have demonstrated that oncolytic adenoviruses based on a 24 base pair deletion in the viral E1A gene (D24) may be promising therapeutics for treating a number of cancer types. In order to increase the therapeutic potential of these oncolytic viruses, a novel conditionally replicating adenovirus targeting multiple receptors upregulated on tumors was generated by incorporating an Ad5/3 fiber with a carboxyl terminus RGD ligand. The virus displayed full cytopathic effect in all tumor lines assayed at low titers with improved cytotoxicity over Ad5-RGD D24, Ad5/3 D24 and an HSV oncolytic virus. The virus was then engineered to deliver immunotherapeutic agents such as GM-CSF while maintaining enhanced heterogenic oncolysis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae*
  • Adenovirus E1A Proteins* / genetics
  • Adenovirus E1A Proteins* / metabolism
  • Base Sequence
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy / methods*
  • Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Oligopeptides / genetics
  • Oligopeptides / metabolism
  • Oncolytic Virotherapy / methods*
  • Oncolytic Viruses* / genetics
  • Oncolytic Viruses* / metabolism
  • Sequence Deletion
  • Virus Replication*

Substances

  • Adenovirus E1A Proteins
  • Oligopeptides
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid