Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models

A complete resection of tongue cancer is often difficult. We investigate the usefulness of administering G47Δ (teserpaturev), a triple-mutated oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1, prior to resection. G47Δ exhibits good cytopathic effects and replication capabilities in all head and neck cancer cel...

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Main Authors: Kosuke Inoue, Hirotaka Ito, Miwako Iwai, Minoru Tanaka, Yoshiyuki Mori, Tomoki Todo
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Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2372770523000487
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author Kosuke Inoue
Hirotaka Ito
Miwako Iwai
Minoru Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Mori
Tomoki Todo
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Hirotaka Ito
Miwako Iwai
Minoru Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Mori
Tomoki Todo
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description A complete resection of tongue cancer is often difficult. We investigate the usefulness of administering G47Δ (teserpaturev), a triple-mutated oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1, prior to resection. G47Δ exhibits good cytopathic effects and replication capabilities in all head and neck cancer cell lines tested. In an orthotopic SCCVII tongue cancer model of C3H/He mice, an intratumoral inoculation with G47Δ significantly prolongs the survival. Further, mice with orthotopic tongue cancer received neoadjuvant G47Δ (or mock) therapy with or without “hemilateral” resection, the maximum extent avoiding surgical deaths. Neoadjuvant G47Δ and resection led to 10/10 survival (120 days), whereas the survivals for G47Δ alone and resection alone were 6/10 and 5/10, respectively: all control animals died by day 11. Furthermore, 100% survival was achieved with neoadjuvant G47Δ therapy even when the resection area was narrowed to “partial,” providing insufficient resection margins, whereas hemilateral resection alone caused death by local recurrence in half of the animals. G47Δ therapy caused increased number of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ and CD4+ cells, increased F4/80+ cells within the residual tongues, and increased expression of immune-related genes in and around the tumor. These results imply that neoadjuvant use of G47Δ is useful for preventing local recurrence after tongue cancer surgery.
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spelling doaj.art-73dc09e45e8749bba30f440dcc0e44022023-08-10T04:34:39ZengElsevierMolecular Therapy: Oncolytics2372-77052023-09-01307285Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer modelsKosuke Inoue0Hirotaka Ito1Miwako Iwai2Minoru Tanaka3Yoshiyuki Mori4Tomoki Todo5Division of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDivision of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, JapanDivision of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, JapanDivision of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; Project Division of Oncolytic Virus Development, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Tochigi 329-0498, JapanDivision of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan; Corresponding author: Tomoki Todo, Division of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Advanced Clinical Research Center, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.A complete resection of tongue cancer is often difficult. We investigate the usefulness of administering G47Δ (teserpaturev), a triple-mutated oncolytic herpes simplex virus type 1, prior to resection. G47Δ exhibits good cytopathic effects and replication capabilities in all head and neck cancer cell lines tested. In an orthotopic SCCVII tongue cancer model of C3H/He mice, an intratumoral inoculation with G47Δ significantly prolongs the survival. Further, mice with orthotopic tongue cancer received neoadjuvant G47Δ (or mock) therapy with or without “hemilateral” resection, the maximum extent avoiding surgical deaths. Neoadjuvant G47Δ and resection led to 10/10 survival (120 days), whereas the survivals for G47Δ alone and resection alone were 6/10 and 5/10, respectively: all control animals died by day 11. Furthermore, 100% survival was achieved with neoadjuvant G47Δ therapy even when the resection area was narrowed to “partial,” providing insufficient resection margins, whereas hemilateral resection alone caused death by local recurrence in half of the animals. G47Δ therapy caused increased number of tumor-infiltrating CD8+ and CD4+ cells, increased F4/80+ cells within the residual tongues, and increased expression of immune-related genes in and around the tumor. These results imply that neoadjuvant use of G47Δ is useful for preventing local recurrence after tongue cancer surgery.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2372770523000487tongue cancerG47Δoncolytic virus therapyimmunotherapyneoadjuvant therapylocal recurrence
spellingShingle Kosuke Inoue
Hirotaka Ito
Miwako Iwai
Minoru Tanaka
Yoshiyuki Mori
Tomoki Todo
Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
Molecular Therapy: Oncolytics
tongue cancer
G47Δ
oncolytic virus therapy
immunotherapy
neoadjuvant therapy
local recurrence
title Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
title_full Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
title_fullStr Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
title_full_unstemmed Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
title_short Neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus G47Δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
title_sort neoadjuvant use of oncolytic herpes virus g47δ prevents local recurrence after insufficient resection in tongue cancer models
topic tongue cancer
G47Δ
oncolytic virus therapy
immunotherapy
neoadjuvant therapy
local recurrence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2372770523000487
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