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ReviewViruses2024

Oncolytic Viral Therapy in Osteosarcoma.

Thomas Karadimas, Thien Huong Huynh, Chloe Chose, Guston Zervoudakis, Bryan Clampitt, Sean Lapp, David Joyce, George Douglas Letson, Jonathan Metts, Odion Binitie and 2 more

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Review in Viruses, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Thomas KaradimasMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-1854-0940
Thien Huong HuynhMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
Chloe ChoseMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
Guston ZervoudakisSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Bryan ClampittMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-2152-4757
Sean LappMorsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, FL 33602, USA.
David JoyceSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
George Douglas LetsonSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Jonathan MettsSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Odion BinitieSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
John E MullinaxSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9596-6785
Alexander LazaridesSarcoma Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary bone malignancies, including osteosarcoma (OS), are rare but aggressive. Current OS treatment, involving surgical resection and chemotherapy, has improved survival for non-metastatic cases but remains ineffective for recurrent or metastatic OS. Oncolytic viral therapy (OVT) is a promising alternative, using naturally occurring or genetically modified viruses to selectively target and lyse cancer cells and induce a robust immune response against remaining OS cells. Various oncolytic viruses (OVs), such as adenovirus, herpes simplex virus, and measles virus, have demonstrated efficacy in preclinical OS models. Combining OVT with other therapeutics, such as chemotherapy or immunotherapy, may further improve outcomes. Despite these advances, challenges in reliability of preclinical models, safety, delivery, and immune response must be addressed to optimize OVT for clinical use. Future research should focus on refining delivery methods, exploring combination treatments, and clinical trials to ensure OVT's efficacy and safety for OS. Overall, OVT represents a novel approach with the potential to drastically improve survival outcomes for patients with OS.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesOsteosarcomaAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyHumansoncolytic viral therapyoncolytic virusesosteosarcoma

Identifiers

PMID39066301
PMCPMC11281467

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