title: Combining conditionally replicating adenovirus-mediated gene therapy with chemotherapy: a novel antitumor approach.
abstract: Despite significant improvements in diagnosis and innovations in the therapy of specific cancers, effective treatment of neoplastic diseases still presents major challenges. Recent studies have shown that conditionally replicating adenoviruses (CRAds) not only have the ability to destroy cancer cells but may also be potential vectors for the expression of therapeutic genes. Several studies in animal models have demonstrated that the combination of CRAds-mediated gene therapy and chemotherapy has greater therapeutic benefit than either treatment modality alone. In this review, an overview of specifications for a novel antitumor approach combining CRAd-gene therapy and chemotherapy is provided and recent progress in this field is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Xuzhou City, Xuzhou 221006, China.
authors.forename: Guan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Jun-Nian
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yan-Qun
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents