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. 2022 Jan 3;22:2. doi: 10.1186/s12935-021-02407-8

Table 2.

ICI combination therapy with OVs and other types of cancer vaccines

Tumor Target IC Agent (s) Result (s) References
Glioma

CTLA-4

PD-1

IL-12-oHSV Induction M1macrophage and T effector (CD4 + and CD8 + T cells) function along with suppression of Treg [198, 254]
Melanoma

CTLA-4

PD-1

PLG Promotion of CTL activity and inducing tumor regression [255]

Rectal cancer

Osteosarcoma

PD-1 hTERT-oAd Hindrance of tumor regression by recruitment of CTLs [256]
Breast cancer

PD-1

CTLA-4

sTGFβRIIFc-oAd Abrogation of tumor development and lung and liver metastases [257]
HER-2 positive tumors

PD-1

PD-L1

HER-2 B-cell peptide vaccine Robust abrogation in tumor growth [31]
Melanoma PD-L1 CTLA-4 CSC-DC Enhancing T cell proliferation, suppressing TGF-β secretion, promoting IFN-γ secretion, and finally triggering specific CD8 + T cell response against CSCs [185]

Lung cancer

Breast cancer

Melanoma

Lymphoma

PD-1

PD-L1

CTLA-4

GM-CSF-oHSV Tumor regression and also stimulation of immunological memory [257]
Melanoma PD-1 T-VEC Hindrance of tumor growth by enhancing the infiltration of CTLs, reducing intratumoral Tregs, and activation of Th1 in the TME [258]
Melanoma

CTLA-4

PD-1

Ovalbumin Delay in tumor growth and extended OS rate of mice by increased intratumoral CD8 + infiltration [259]
Glioma PD-1 ZIKV Better OS rate of treated mice [260]
Rhabdomyosarcoma PD-1 oHSV Improving T effector (CD4 + and CD8 + T cells) function along with suppression of Treg [261]
Melanoma PD-L1 oHSV Improving IFNγ-producing CD8 + TILs activities, and promoted OS rate [262]
Melanoma PD-1 Archaeosome-OVA Robust tumor recession [263]
Glioma PD-1 EGFR- MV Recruitment and infiltration of TILs into the brains of treated mice, and also improved OS rate [197]
Lung cancer PD-1 oAd Reserve of tumor cell development mediated by activation of CTL [196]
Lung cancer PD-L1 Lm-LLO-E6 Stimulation of prolonged OS rate [264]
Melanoma

PD-1

PD-L1

CTLA-4

CD40L- oAd Boosting the systemic level of tumor-specific CD8 + T cells, and also augmentation of the ratio of intratumoral CD8 + T cells to Treg [194]
Glioma PD-L1 CD40L- oAd Reserve of tumor growth accompanied with increased OS rate [265]
Prostate cancer PD-1 oAd Stimulation of antigen-specific CD8 + T-cell responses [266]
Oral cancer CTLA-4 HPV E6/E7 peptide Promoted intratumoral levels of CD8 T cells concomitant with reduced MDSCs and Treg [267]
Melanoma PD-1 Reovirus Activation of and CTL along with abridged Treg activity [268]
Glioma PD-1 Reovirus Promoting the expression of IFN-regulated gene expression [269]
Melanoma PD-1 oAd Abrogated tumor growth accompanied with improved OS rate [270]
Melanoma PD-1 FlaB-Vax Significant rise in tumor-infiltrating effector memory CD8 + T cells and systemic IFNγ levels [192]
Melanoma

PD-1

CTLA-4

Ovalbumin Induction of CD8 + T cells activities associated with enhanced eliminated tumor cells [271]
Melanoma PD-L1 MV Stimulation of tumor regression [272]
Prostate cancer PD-1 VLP Reduced tumor burden by activating CTLs [273]

ICI immune checkpoint inhibitor, PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1, PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1, CTLA-4 cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4, CTLs cytotoxic T cells, IFN interferon, Tregs regulatory T cells, TME tumor microenvironment, TILs tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, APC antigen-presenting cell, MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cells, OS overall survival, TGF-β transforming growth factor, DC dendritic cell, CSC cancer stem cell, oHSV oncolytic herpes simplex virus, oAd oncolytic adenovirus, MV measles virus, VSV Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, ZIKV Zika virus, FlaB-Vax Flagellin-adjuvanted tumor-specific peptide vaccination, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, VLP virus-like particles, HPV human papillomavirus, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, hTERT human telomerase reverse transcriptase, TGFβRIIFc transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2 fused with Fc protein, GM-CSF Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor