An oncolytic herpes simplex virus armed with IL-12 for treatment of preclinical glioblastoma.

ABSTRACT: Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating brain cancer with a 5-year survival rate of ∼5% despite current treatment regimens. Multiple oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (oHSV) have been designed for GBM therapy, but clinical trials have thus far met with limited success. A potential reason for this lack of efficacy is the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) of GBM. Here we used an oHSV (KOS strain) armed with interleukin (IL)-12 (oHSV:IL-12) in an attempt to overcome this immunosuppression and analyzed the immunological and therapeutic impact in murine CT2A and GL261N4 orthotopic syngeneic glioma models. Unarmed oHSV failed to enhance survival in animals bearing syngeneic GBM tumors. However, oHSV:IL-12 induced significant and durable therapeutic benefits. TME interrogation following o

SUBMITTER: Jackson JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12696497 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature