title: Advances in viral-vector systemic cytokine gene therapy against cancer.
abstract: Current strategies for cancer gene therapy consist mainly of direct inhibition of tumor cell growth and activation of systemic host defense mechanisms. Cytokine gene-transduced tumor cells have been used as vaccines in clinical trials, which have shown good safety profiles and some local responses but substantial lack of systemic efficacy. Cytokines should be directed at the level of gene selection and delivery, in order to identify the optimal cytokine and achieve efficient and durable cytokine expression at the level of improving immune stimulation. In this review, we will summarize the current achievements of cytokine gene therapy, especially viral-vector, and their applications in cancer treatment. Additionally, we will also discuss and propose future perspectives about cancer gene therapy.
authors.affiliation: Research Center, the Fourth Clinical Hospital of Hebei Medical University and Hebei Cancer Institute, 12 Jiankanglu, Shijiazhuang, 050011, China.
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shijie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Baoen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Meixiang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sang
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Guiying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae; D000818:Animals; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D016207:Cytokines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012190:Retroviridae
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines