A fiber-modified, secretory leukoprotease inhibitor promoter-based conditionally replicating adenovirus for treatment of ovarian cancer

Daniel T. Rein, Martina Breidenbach, Tyler O. Kirby, Tie Han, Gene P. Siegal, Gerd J. Bauerschmitz, Minghui Wang, Dirk M. Nettelbeck, Yuko Tsuruta, Masato Yamamoto, Peter Dall, Akseli Hemminki, David T. Curiel

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Abstract

Purpose: The use of conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAD) is dependent on molecular differences between tumor cells and nontumor cells. Transcriptional targeting of CRAD replication via tumor-specific promoters is an effective way to control replication regulation. Genetic fiber pseudotyping is an approach for circumventing low expression of the primary adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) receptor by using the distinct adenovirus serotype 3 (Ad3) receptor for entry into and subsequent killing of ovarian cancer cells. Experimental Design: In this study, we constructed a fiber-modified CRAD containing the secretory leukoprotease inhibitor (SLPI) promoter to control viral replication via the E1A gene (Ad5/3SLPI). To evaluate the liver toxicity of chimeric 5/3 fiber-modified CRADs, we compared Ad5/ 3SLPI with Ad5/3Cox-2L, a CRAD with E1A under control of the Cox-2 promoter, and Ad5/3Δ24, a CRAD that replicates in cancer cells inactive in the retinoblastoma/p16 pathway by use of an in vivo hepatotoxicity model and by a model system that uses slices of human liver. Results: We show efficient viral replication and oncolysis of Ad5/3SLPI in both multiple ovarian cancer cell lines and primary tumor cell spheroids as well as therapeutic efficacy in an orthotopic mouse model of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Ad5/3SLPI showed significantly decreased liver toxicity compared with other 5/3 fiber-modified control vectors examined. Conclusions: In summary, Ad5/3SLPI is a promising vector candidate for treating metastatic ovarian cancer and showed robust virus replication, oncolysis, and in vivo therapeutic efficacy. Ad5/3SLPI showed comparatively low liver toxicity and therefore holds potential for patient use in the clinic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1327-1335
Number of pages9
JournalClinical Cancer Research
Volume11
Issue number3
StatePublished - Feb 1 2005

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