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. 2021 Oct 12;10(10):e1345. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1345

Table 1.

Three generations of adenoviral vectors and their applications

Vector type Deletion/s Durability of transgene expression Vector immunogenicity Applications
First generation E1; E3; E1&E3 Short High

Vectored vaccines

Oncolytic viruses

Second generation E1; E3; E2a, E2b&E4 Medium Medium

Gene therapy

Vectored vaccines

Third generation All Ad genes Long Low Gene therapy

Ad, adenoviral; E, early region.