PTEN expression by an oncolytic herpesvirus directs T-cell mediated tumor clearance

Oncolytic viruses are a promising therapeutic approach for cancer treatment. The authors demonstrate the efficacy of an engineered HSV-1 expressing PTENα as an oncolytic and immune stimulating therapy against brain cancer metastases.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luke Russell, Jessica Swanner, Alena Cristina Jaime-Ramirez, Yufeng Wang, Alex Sprague, Yeshavanth Banasavadi-Siddegowda, Ji Young Yoo, Gina M. Sizemore, Raleigh Kladney, Jianying Zhang, Norman L. Lehman, Michael C Ostrowski, Bangxing Hong, Michael Caligiuri, Jianhua Yu, Balveen Kaur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07344-1