Past, present and future of oncolytic reovirus

L Müller, R Berkeley, T Barr, E Ilett, F Errington-Mais - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Within this review article the authors provide an unbiased review of the
oncolytic virus, reovirus, clinically formulated as pelareorep. In particular, the authors …

Infection of non-cancer cells: A barrier or support for oncolytic virotherapy?

VA Naumenko, AA Stepanenko, AV Lipatova… - Molecular Therapy …, 2022 - cell.com
Oncolytic viruses are designed to specifically target cancer cells, sparing normal cells.
Although numerous studies demonstrate the ability of oncolytic viruses to infect a wide range …

Oncolytic Viruses and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: The “Hot” New Power Couple

C Lovatt, AL Parker - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Oncolytic viruses (OV) are engineered viruses designed to replicate
selectively within tumour cells. They hold great promise as novel cancer therapeutics, but …

Modulation of reoviral cytolysis (II): cellular stemness

T Bourhill, L Rohani, M Kumar, P Bose, D Rancourt… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are an emerging cancer therapeutic that are intended to act by
selectively targeting and lysing cancerous cells and by stimulating anti-tumour immune …

Directed evolution as a tool for the selection of oncolytic RNA viruses with desired phenotypes

SS Zainutdinov, GV Kochneva, SV Netesov… - Oncolytic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Viruses have some characteristics in common with cell-based life. They can evolve and
adapt to environmental conditions. Directed evolution can be used by researchers to …

Mesenchymal stem cells loaded with oncolytic reovirus enhances antitumor activity in mice models of colorectal cancer

A Babaei, H Soleimanjahi, M Soleimani… - Biochemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are promising alternative biological agents for treating cancer.
However, triggered immune responses against viruses and their delivery to tumor sites are …

Synthesis and translation of viral mRNA in reovirus-infected cells: progress and remaining questions

G Lemay - Viruses, 2018 - mdpi.com
At the end of my doctoral studies, in 1988, I published a review article on the major steps of
transcription and translation during the mammalian reovirus multiplication cycle, a topic that …

Cyclin-dependent kinases and CDK inhibitors in virus-associated cancers

S Tavakolian, H Goudarzi, E Faghihloo - Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2020 - Springer
The role of several risk factors, such as pollution, consumption of alcohol, age, sex and
obesity in cancer progression is undeniable. Human malignancies are mainly characterized …

Oncolytic adenoviruses: strategies for improved targeting and specificity

PB Hajeri, NS Sharma, M Yamamoto - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a major health problem. Most of the treatments exhibit systemic toxicity, as they
are not targeted or specific to cancerous cells and tumors. Adenoviruses are very promising …

Enhanced killing of triple-negative breast cancer cells by reassortant reovirus and topoisomerase inhibitors

RM Rodríguez Stewart, JTL Berry, AK Berger… - Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in the United
States. Triple-negative breast cancer constitutes a subset of breast cancer that is associated …