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Table 1 Antineoplastic effects of H-1PV on different human tumor entities

From: Oncolytic parvoviruses: from basic virology to clinical applications

Tumor entity

In vitro system

In vitro effect

In vivo system

In vitro effect

References

Glioblastoma and gliosarcoma

Cell lines and primary cells

Dose-dependent killing at low MOIs

Immunocompetent Wistar rats; Nude rats

Complete tumor regression and increased animal survival

[77,79]

Neuroblastoma

Cell lines

Highly efficient cell killing

N.D.

N.D.

[48]

Medulloblastoma

Cell lines

40-100% cell lysis

N.D.

N.D.

[84]

Burkitt’s lymphoma

EBV positive and negative cell lines

80-100% cell death

SCID mice

Tumor regression and significant prolongation of animal survival

[85]

Breast

Cell lines and primary cells

20-80% cell death

Nude mice

Inhibition of tumor formation; tumor regression

[86,88,89]

Pancreatic carcinoma

Cell lines and short-term cultures

20-100% cell killing

SCID mice; Nude rats

Tumor regression

[13,91]

Cervical carcinoma

Cell lines

40-100% cell lysis

SCID mice; Nude rats

Tumor regression

[13,96]

Gastric tumors

Cell lines

20-80% cell death

Nude mice

Inhibition of tumor formation

[98]

Melanoma

Cell lines

Cell killing

N.D.

N.D.

[64]

Hepatoma

Cell lines

80% reduction of metabolic activity

Nude mice

Inhibition of tumor formation

[99]

Colon

Cell lines

Limited virus replication and cytotoxicity

N.D.

N.D.

[66,102]

  1. N.D. Not determined; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus.