Table 5.

Oncolytic viruses applied for cancer diagnosis and therapy.

Oncolytic virus	Technology/Mechanism	Diagnosis/ Therapy
Adenovirus 133-135; HSV-1 136; Measles virus 137; Newcastle disease virus 53; Parvovirus 138; Vaccinia virus 139; VSV 140-142	Adding luciferase genes, fluorescent proteins or radio-labelled substrates into virus	Bioluminescence imaging, fluorescence imaging and nuclear medicine-based imaging 51
Adenovirus 52; HSV-1 136; Measles virus 137; Newcastle disease virus 53; Poliovirus 138; Vaccinia virus 145; VSV 140-142; Reovirus 194	Anti-proliferation, anti-apoptosis and immune modulators; Vectors for gene therapy	Acting as an oncolytic agent 50, 145; Applied for cancer immunotherapy 144; Delivery of molecules, siRNA and shRNA for cancer gene therapy 52, 146