[Animal experiment on gene therapy of ovarian cancer by adenovirus-mediated thymidine kinase gene transduction and ganciclovir administration in vivo].
OBJECTIVE
The efficacy and toxicity of adenovirus-mediated transduction of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene started by Rous sarcoma virus (ADV/RSV-tk) followed by administration of ganciclovir (GCV) were studied in vivo.


METHODS
An animal model of human epithelial ovarian cancer was established in nude mice using the serous ovarian adenocarcinoma cell lines Ov-ca-2774, then mice were treated by ADV/RSV-Tk and GCV, or GCV and HSV-tk respectively. The average survival time of mice and toxicity were assessed.


RESULTS
The mice treated with GCV or HSV tk alone died from 14.4 +/- 1.7 to 19.3 +/- 3.5 days after treatment. The survival time had no difference with control group. The mice treated with ADV/RSV-tk followed by GCV lived at least two times longer than controls and the difference in both groups was significant. The earlier the treatment began, the longer the average survival time was. Treatment efficacy was dependent on dose of ADV/RSV-tk and tumor burden of mice.


CONCLUSIONS
ADV/RSV-tk gene therapy is a safe and efficient approach to ovarian cancer treatment in the experiment.
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Xie He Hospital of Tongji Medical University, Wuhan.
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D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015774:Ganciclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000235:genetics; D013937:Thymidine Kinase / Q000235:genetics*; D014162:Transfection
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D013937:Thymidine Kinase; D015774:Ganciclovir