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. 1994 Apr 12;91(8):3054–3057. doi: 10.1073/pnas.91.8.3054

Gene therapy for brain tumors: regression of experimental gliomas by adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in vivo.

S H Chen 1, H D Shine 1, J C Goodman 1, R G Grossman 1, S L Woo 1
PMCID: PMC43513  PMID: 8159705

Abstract

The therapeutic efficacy of adenovirus-mediated herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-tk) gene transduction of rat C6 glioma cells followed by ganciclovir (GCV) administration was studied in tumors generated in the brains of nude mice. C6 glioma cells were efficiently transduced in vitro by a replicative-defective recombinant adenovirus carrying the HSV-tk gene (ADV/RSV-tk) that rendered them sensitive to GCV in a dose-dependent manner. Tumors were generated by stereotaxic intracerebral injection of 1 x 10(4) C6 cells in nude mice. After 8 days of tumor growth, 3 x 10(8) ADV/RSV-tk viral particles were injected into the tumors and the mice subsequently were treated with GCV for 6 days. Tumor size in untreated and treated animals was compared 20 days after tumor implantation. The mean cross-sectional area of the tumors in the treated animals was 23-fold smaller than in control animals and the tumor volume was reduced by > 500-fold. These results demonstrate that the recombinant adenoviral vector can function as an efficient gene delivery vehicle for the treatment of gliomas by in vivo gene therapy.

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