Phase I Trial of Intraperitoneal Injection of the E1B-55-kd-Gene-Deleted Adenovirus ONYX-015 (dl1520) Given on Days 1 Through 5 Every 3 Weeks in Patients With Recurrent/Refractory Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

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PURPOSE: Resistance to chemotherapy in ovarian cancer is frequently associated with mutations in the p53 gene. The adenovirus dl1520 (ONYX-015) with the E1B 55-kd gene deleted, allowing selective replication in and lysis of p53-deficient tumor cells, has shown preclinical efficacy against p53-deficient nude mouse-human ovarian carcinomatosis xenografts. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We undertook a phase I trial of...

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