Title:Research Advances of Clinical Application of Oncolytic Viruses in Treatment
of Gynecologic Cancers
Volume: 23
Issue: 7
Author(s): Mingjing Deng and Qi Wang*
Affiliation:
- Department of Research, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning, Guangxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment
for Regional High Frequency Tumor, Guangxi Medical University, Ministry of Education, Nanning, Guangxi, China
Keywords:
Oncolytic virus, anti-tumor effect, immunotherapy, cancer biotherapy, gynecologic oncology, gynecological tumors.
Abstract: Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have become one of the main strategies of cancer biotherapy. They
are genetically engineered or naturally occurring viruses that selectively replicate and kill tumor cells
without harming normal tissues. Gynecologic cancers have become a major health problem for women.
OVs therapy plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of gynecological tumors with promising
clinical effects. A variety of OVs is used in the treatment of gynecological tumors, either as single
oncolytic virus therapy or in combination with other therapies. Some oncolytic virus therapies have
entered early clinical trials and have shown favorable safety, clinical activity, and immune activation.
The present study summarized the anti-tumor mechanism of OVs and their modifications. The study
reviewed the latest clinical progress on the application of the OVs in the treatment of gynecologic cancers.
The unique challenges in the development of the viruses as a novel drug for the treatment of gynecologic
oncology were also discussed and their future prospects were elucidated.