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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2026

Recombinant adenoviruses application for cancer vaccines: from genetic design to clinical translation.

Nada A Almarghalani, Magdah A Ganash, Mona G Alharbi, Tareq Abualfaraj, Almohanad A Alkayyal, Ahmad Bakur Mahmoud

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nada A AlmarghalaniDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Magdah A GanashDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mona G AlharbiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Tareq AbualfarajHealth and Life Research Center, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.
Almohanad A AlkayyalImmunology Research Program, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmad Bakur MahmoudHealth and Life Research Center, Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer remains a major global health challenge, with conventional therapies often limited by toxicity and insufficient efficacy. Oncolytic virotherapy has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic approach, utilizing genetically engineered viruses to selectively target and destroy cancer cells while stimulating anti-tumor immune responses. Among various oncolytic viruses, adenoviruses (HAdVs) have been extensively studied due to their ability to be genetically modified for enhanced tumor selectivity and immunogenicity. This review explores the mechanisms by which adenovirus vectors function as cancer immunotherapies, detailing their genetic modifications to improve tumor targeting, replication, and immune activation. Additionally, we highlight key clinical trials that have evaluated adenovirus-based therapies in different cancer types, emphasizing their efficacy, safety, and potential for future therapeutic applications.

Indexed as

adenoviral vectorcancer immunotherapyoncolytic adenovirusreplication-deficient adenovirustumor-selective oncolytic adenoviruses

Identifiers

PMID42516141
PMCPMC13402169

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