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- Title
Carrier Cell-based Delivery of an Oncolytic Virus Circumvents Antiviral Immunity.
- Authors
Power, Anthony T.; Wang, Jiahu; Falls, Theresa J.; Paterson, Jennifer M.; Parato, Kelley A.; Lichty, Brian D.; Stojdl, David F.; Forsyth, Peter A. J.; Atkins, Harry; Bell, John C.
- Abstract
Oncolytic viruses capable of tumor-selective replication and cytolysis have shown early promise as cancer therapeutics. However, the host immune system remains a significant obstacle to effective systemic administration of virus in a clinical setting. Here, we demonstrate the severe negative impact of the adaptive immune response on the systemic delivery of oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in an immune-competent murine tumor model, an effect mediated primarily by the neutralization of injected virions by circulating antibodies. We show that this obstacle can be overcome by administering virus within carrier cells that conceal viral antigen during delivery. Infected cells were delivered to tumor beds and released virus to infect malignant cells while sparing normal tissues. Repeated administration of VSV in carrier cells to animals bearing metastatic tumors greatly improved therapeutic efficacy when compared with naked virion injection. Whole-body molecular imaging revealed that carrier cells derived from solid tumors accumulate primarily in the lungs following intravenous injection, whereas leukemic carriers disseminate extensively throughout the body. Furthermore, xenogeneic cells were equally effective at delivering virus as syngeneic cells. These findings emphasize the importance of establishing cell-based delivery platforms in order to maximize the efficacy of oncolytic therapeutics.Molecular Therapy (2007) 15, 123–130. doi:10.1038/sj.mt.6300039
- Subjects
ONCOLOGY; CARDIOPULMONARY system; IMMUNE system; INTRAVENOUS therapy; CANCER cells; CLINICAL medicine
- Publication
Molecular Therapy, 2007, Vol 15, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1525-0016
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.mt.6300039