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SUBMITTER: Yoo JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3277242 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yoo Ji Young JY Haseley Amy A Bratasz Anna A Chiocca E Antonio EA Zhang Jianying J Powell Kimerly K Kaur Balveen B
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy 20111025 2
Here, we describe the construction and testing of a novel herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) derived oncolytic virus (OV): 34.5ENVE (viral ICP34.5 Expressed by Nestin promotor and Vstat120 Expressing), for the treatment of cancer. This virus showed significant glioma-specific killing and antiangiogenic effects in vitro and in vivo. Treatment of subcutaneous and intracranial glioma-bearing mice with 34.5ENVE showed a significant increase in median survival of mice in four different glioma models ...[more]