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. 2020 Sep 19;28(5):375–389. doi: 10.1038/s41417-020-00227-y

Table 1.

Adenoviral-based therapies used in EOC preclinical trials.

Approach Ad vectors Strategies Models References
Conditional replication Onyx-015 (dl1520)

E1B-55-kD deletion,

24 bp deletion in E1A

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

ip + ip*

[49, 50, 179181]
Onyx-015 + CDDP
dl922-947
dl922-947 + paclitaxel
Enhancing infectivity Ad5-RGD Targeting to ανβ-integrins (fiber/fiber and pIX), targeting to heparan sulfate

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[7274]
Ad5-pK7
Ad5-RGD-pK7
Ad5-RGD-Δ24
Ad5-Δ24DoubleRGD
Ad5/3-Δ24 Chimeric 5/3 fiber

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[84, 85, 182]
Ad5/3-Δ24 + gemcitabine/epirubicin
Restricting replication Ad5-VEGF Inclusion of a variety of tissue-specific promoters Human xenografts immunodeficient mice sc + it*/ip + ip* [8994, 9698, 101]
Ad5-hTERT + CDDP Ex vivo primary ovarian tumor tissue
Ad5-Δ24-SPARC
Ad5RGD-Cox-2-Δ24
Ad5RGD-Survivin + CDDP
Ad5/3-VEGF
Ad5/3-SLPI
Ad5/3-CXCR4
Ad5/3-Mesothelin
Ad5/3-Survivin
Ad5/3-MDR1
Ad5/3-∆24-MDR1
Increasing potency Ad5-CD133-Cre + Ad5-LoxP-tBid Inclusion of inducers of cell apoptosis, suicide genes, genes targeting angiogenesis, enhancers of drug sensitivity

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[102, 105107, 109111, 114, 140, 183]
Ad5/3-CXCR4-TIMP2 Ex vivo primary ovarian tumor tissue
Ad5-TK + GCV
Ad5Δ24-TK + GCV
Ad5Δ24 + GCV
Ad5-TK-SSTR + GCV
Ad5RGD-TK-SSTR + GCV
Ad5/3-TK + GCV
Ad5/3-Δ24-TK + GCV
Ad5- MDR1-CD + 5FC
Ad5-STAT3 + CDDP
Ad5-MnSOD + CDDP

dl922-947

 + TNF-α RNAi /antibodies

Reduction of acute immune stimulation

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

ip + ip*

[116, 117]
Ad5/3-IL24 Inclusion of immunostimulatory molecules

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[61, 63, 121123]
Ad5/3-ING4 Ex vivo primary ovarian tumor tissue
Ad5/3-IL24/ING4 sc/ip immunocompetent Syrian hamster (pancreatic)
Ad5/3-E2F-Δ24
Ad5/3-E2F-Δ24-hTNFα-IRES-hIL2
Ad5Δ24-GMCSF
ONCOS-102 (Ad5/3Δ24-GMCSF)
Overcoming physical barriers and immunosuppression Ad5-A20 Triple detargeting + targeting to ανβ-integrins, use of other serotypes and chimeric vectors

Human xenograft immunodeficient mice

ip + ip*

[42, 77, 135, 144]
Ad5/48-A20

Immunocompetent mice

ip + ip*

Ad5NULL-A20 Ex vivo ascites

Ad11

OvAd1 (ColoAd1/Ad11p)

Ad-hEndo/PEG-PEI Encapsulation with polymers and liposomes

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[148152]
Ad-IAI.3B/PEI-HA
Ad/PEG-FGF2
Ad5/pHPMA-EGF
Ad5/pHPMA-cetuximab
AR2011/MenSCs Use of cellular carriers

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*/ip + ip*

[156, 157]
CRAd-S-pk7/NSCs

Immunocompetent mice

ip + ip*

CRAd-S-pk7/NSCs + CDDP
Enadenotucirev- EpCAM BiTE Increased Ad-mediated cytotoxicity, stimulation of a proinflammatory TME and activation of endogenous T cells Ex vivo ascites [170, 171, 174, 178]
Enadenotucirev-FAP BiTE

Human xenografts immunodeficient mice

sc + it*

Ad5/35-hTERT-CCAU-SIRPa-IgG1

Ad5/35+ +α-PD-L1-γ1

Immunocompetent mice

ip + ip*

CDDP cisplatin, ip intraperitoneal, RGD arginine‐glycine‐aspartic acid, pK7 polylysine, sc subcutaneous, it intratumoral, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, hTERT human telomerase reverse transcriptase, SPARC secreted protein, acidic, rich in cysteine, SLP secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, MDR1 multidrug resistance gene 1, tBid truncated Bid, TIMP2 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2, TK thymidine kinase, GCV ganciclovir, SSTR somatostatin receptor, CD cytosine deaminase, 5FC 5-fluorocytosine, STAT3 single transducer and activator of transcription-3, MnSO manganese superoxide dismutase, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor α, GMCSF granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, PEG polyethyleneglycol, PEI polyethylenimine, HA hyaluronic acid increased, FGF2 Fibroblast Growth Factor 2, pHPMA poly hydroxypropyl methacrylamide, EGF epidermal growth factor, MenSCs Menstrual blood mesenchymal stem cells, NSCs neural stem cells, EpCAM epithelial cell adhesion molecule, BiTE bispecific T‐cell engager, FAP fibroblast activation protein, SIRPα-Fc signal regulatory protein α. *Indicates how the model was stablished + the route of administration of the Ad vectors.