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An oncolytic HSV-1 mutant expressing ICP34.5 under control of a nestin promoter increases survival of animals even when symptomatic from a brain tumor.
Cancer research - 1 Apr 2005
Kambara Hirokazu, Okano Hideyuki, Chiocca E Antonio, Saeki Yoshinaga
Abstract excerpt
Oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) mutants possessing mutations in the ICP34.5 and ICP6 genes have proven safe through clinical trials. However, ICP34.5-null viruses may grow poorly in cells due to their inability to prevent host-cell shut-off of protein synthesis caused by hyperphosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2alpha. To increase tumor selectivity, glioma-selective expression of ICP34.5 in...
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