Viral vectors in gene therapy: Where do we stand in 2023?

K Lundstrom - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Viral vectors have been used for a broad spectrum of gene therapy for both acute and
chronic diseases. In the context of cancer gene therapy, viral vectors expressing anti-tumor …

Self-amplifying RNA viruses as RNA vaccines

K Lundstrom - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Single-stranded RNA viruses such as alphaviruses, flaviviruses, measles viruses and
rhabdoviruses are characterized by their capacity of highly efficient self-amplification of RNA …

Clinical trials of self-replicating RNA-based cancer vaccines

MA Morse, EJ Crosby, J Force, T Osada… - Cancer Gene …, 2023 - nature.com
Therapeutic cancer vaccines, designed to activate immune effectors against tumor antigens,
utilize a number of different platforms for antigen delivery. Among these are messenger …

Randomized, double-blind, Phase 1 trial of an alphavirus replicon vaccine for cytomegalovirus in CMV seronegative adult volunteers

DI Bernstein, EA Reap, K Katen, A Watson, K Smith… - Vaccine, 2009 - Elsevier
Development of a cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine is a priority. We evaluated a two
component alphavirus replicon particle vaccine expressing CMV gB or a pp65/IE1 fusion …

Self-replicating alphavirus RNA vaccines

K Ljungberg, P Liljeström - Expert review of vaccines, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Recombinant nucleic acids are considered as promising next-generation vaccines. These
vaccines express the native antigen upon delivery into tissue, thus mimicking live attenuated …

Self-replicating RNA viruses for vaccine development against infectious diseases and cancer

K Lundstrom - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alphaviruses, flaviviruses, measles viruses and rhabdoviruses are enveloped single-
stranded RNA viruses, which have been engineered for recombinant protein expression and …

Replicon RNA viral vectors as vaccines

K Lundstrom - Vaccines, 2016 - mdpi.com
Single-stranded RNA viruses of both positive and negative polarity have been used as
vectors for vaccine development. In this context, alphaviruses, flaviviruses, measles virus …

Prostate cancer relevant antigens and enzymes for targeted drug delivery

A Barve, W Jin, K Cheng - Journal of Controlled Release, 2014 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used approaches in combating advanced prostate
cancer, but its therapeutic efficacy is usually insufficient due to poor specificity and …

Cancer vaccine strategies using self-replicating RNA viral platforms

GP Dailey, EJ Crosby, ZC Hartman - Cancer Gene Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
The development and success of RNA-based vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 has
awakened new interest in utilizing RNA vaccines against cancer, particularly in the …

Spherical nucleic acid vaccine structure markedly influences adaptive immune responses of clinically utilized prostate cancer targets

MH Teplensky, JW Dittmar, L Qin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer vaccines, which activate the immune system against a target antigen, are attractive
for prostate cancer, where multiple upregulated protein targets are identified. However …