{"title":"Deciphering permissivity of human tumor ecosystems to oncolytic viruses","authors":"Benjamin Schoeps, Ulrich M. Lauer, Knut Elbers","doi":"10.1038/s41388-025-03357-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Effective cancer therapy involves initiation of a tumor-specific immune response. Consequently, the interest in oncolytic viruses (OV) capable of triggering immunogenic cell death has sparked in recent years. However, the common use of pre-clinical models that fail to mirror patient tumor ecosystems (TES) hinders clinical translation. Here, we provide a condensed view on the intricate interplay between several aspects of TES and OV action and discuss these considerations in the view of recently developed pre-clinical human model systems. Given the urgent demand for innovative cancer treatments, the purpose of this review is to highlight the so-far overlooked complex impact of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on OV permissivity, with the intent to provide a foundation for future, more effective pre-clinical studies.","PeriodicalId":19524,"journal":{"name":"Oncogene","volume":"44 16","pages":"1069-1077"},"PeriodicalIF":6.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-025-03357-5.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Oncogene","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41388-025-03357-5","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Effective cancer therapy involves initiation of a tumor-specific immune response. Consequently, the interest in oncolytic viruses (OV) capable of triggering immunogenic cell death has sparked in recent years. However, the common use of pre-clinical models that fail to mirror patient tumor ecosystems (TES) hinders clinical translation. Here, we provide a condensed view on the intricate interplay between several aspects of TES and OV action and discuss these considerations in the view of recently developed pre-clinical human model systems. Given the urgent demand for innovative cancer treatments, the purpose of this review is to highlight the so-far overlooked complex impact of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on OV permissivity, with the intent to provide a foundation for future, more effective pre-clinical studies.
期刊介绍:
Oncogene is dedicated to advancing our understanding of cancer processes through the publication of exceptional research. The journal seeks to disseminate work that challenges conventional theories and contributes to establishing new paradigms in the etio-pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancers. Emphasis is placed on research shedding light on processes driving metastatic spread and providing crucial insights into cancer biology beyond existing knowledge.
Areas covered include the cellular and molecular biology of cancer, resistance to cancer therapies, and the development of improved approaches to enhance survival. Oncogene spans the spectrum of cancer biology, from fundamental and theoretical work to translational, applied, and clinical research, including early and late Phase clinical trials, particularly those with biologic and translational endpoints.