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. 2020 Sep 17;8(3):537. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8030537

Table 2.

Summary of research articles published using Gene electrotransfer (GET) alone or in combination with Electrochemotherapy (ECT), or other strategies for treating spontaneous tumors in canine patients. The reported species of the genes used is included in brackets.

Year Technique Plasmid Pulse Parameters Results Author
2008 GET IL-12 (human) 1 × 600 V/cm 100 µs + 4 × 80 V/cm 100 ms Safety
n = 6
Pavlin [84]
2008 ECT + GET IL-12 2 × 450 V/cm 25 ms CR: 100%
n = 2
An untreated part of a lesion responded
Cutrera [85]
2010 ECT + GET IL-12 (feline) 2 × 400 V/cm 20 ms CR: 80% PR: 20%
n = 5
Reed [86]
2011 GET + standard therapy IL-12 (human) 1 × 1200 V/cm 100 µs + 8 × 140 V/cm 50 ms CR: 36.4%
n = 8 (11 tumors)
Pavlin [87]
2011 GET + standard therapy IL-12 (human) 1 × 600 V/cm 100 µs + 4 × 80 V/cm 100 ms CR: 33%
n = 6
Cemazar [88]
2015 ECT + GET IL-12 (canine) 2 × 350 V/cm 20 ms CR: 14% PR: 36%
n = 13
Cutrera [89]
2016 ECT + GET IL-2 (canine) + IL-12 (canine) ECT 8 × 1000 V/cm 100 µs
GET 1 × 1000 V/cm + 4 × 140 V/cm 100 ms (with hyaluronidase pretreatment)
SD: 100%
One systemic response
n = 5
Maglietti [90]
2017 GET IL-12 (human) 2 × 750 V/cm 50 µs + 8 × 183 V/cm 10 ms Authors describe immunostimulatory effects.
n = 9
Cicchelero [91]
2017 ECT + GET IL-12 (human) ECT: 8 × 1300 V/cm 100 µs
GET: 1 × 1200 V/cm 100 µs + 1 × 140 V/cm 400 ms
CR: 72%
n = 18
Cemazar [92]
2017 GET + ciclophosphamide IL-12 (human) 2 × 750 V/cm 50 µs + 8 × 183 V/cm 10 ms PD
Slower tumor growth and improved well-being
n = 6
Cicchelero [93]
2017 ECT + GET IL-12 (human) ECT: 8 × 1300 V/cm 100 µs
GET: 1 × 1200 V/cm 100 µs + 1 × 140 V/cm 400 ms
Reduced neoplastic cell proliferation and induced cellular response.
n = 11
Salvadori [94]
2019 ECT + GET + Surgery IL-12 (canine) ECT 8 × 1300 V/cm 100 µs GET 2 × 60 V/cm 150 ms OR: 67%
n = 9
Milevoj [95]
2020 GET + various treatments IL-12 not reported OR: 82%
n = 44
Milevoj [96]