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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Oncolytic Virotherapy: Recent Progress and Emerging Trends.

Cassandra Catacalos-Goad, Charlotte Johnstone, Valery Z Grdzelishvili

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Cassandra Catacalos-GoadDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Charlotte JohnstoneDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.
Valery Z GrdzelishviliDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA.

Funding

Understanding and improving novel oncolytic viruses for pancreatic cancerR15CA280729 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE · PI GRDZELISHVILI, VALERY ZURABOVICH · 2024 to 2024
$449k
NCI NIH HHS R15 CA280729
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncolytic virotherapy has emerged as a promising and innovative approach to cancer treatment, leveraging viruses that selectively replicate in tumor cells and cause their destruction (oncolysis), while simultaneously stimulating anti-tumor immune responses. Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), a prototypic rhabdovirus, is among the most versatile oncolytic virus platforms due to its favorable biological characteristics, including rapid replication and cell lysis, lack of pre-existing immunity in humans, and amenability to genetic engineering. Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in VSV-based oncolytic virotherapy. This review presents a comprehensive update on developments since our last review, emphasizing improvements in VSV safety, oncoselectivity, tumor-specific replication, direct oncolysis, and induction of antitumor immunity. By integrating recent applied discoveries with foundational knowledge, this review aims to guide ongoing efforts to advance VSV-based oncolytic virotherapy toward broader clinical translation and improved cancer patient outcomes. Additionally, we provide an overview of three closely related rhabdoviruses (Maraba, Morreton, and Jurona viruses) as emerging oncolytic platforms currently under preclinical and clinical investigation.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesVesiculovirusAnimalsHumanscancer therapyJurona virusMaraba virusMorreton virusoncolytic virotherapyrhabdovirusvesicular stomatitis virusVSV

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PMID41294689
PMCPMC12651548

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