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Abstract

Oncolytic virotherapy is a rapidly progressing field that uses oncolytic viruses (OVs) to selectively infect malignant cells and cause an antitumor response through direct oncolysis and stimulation of the immune system. Despite demonstrated pre-clinical efficacy of OVs in many cancer types and some favorable clinical results in glioblastoma (GBM) trials, durable increases in overall survival have remained elusive. Recent evidence has emerged that tumor-associated macrophage/microglia (TAM) involvement is likely an important factor contributing to OV treatment failure. It is prudent to note that the relationship between TAMs and OV therapy failures is complex. Canonically activated TAMs (i.e., M1) drive an antitumor response while also inhibiting OV replication and spread. Meanwhile, M2 activated TAMs facilitate an immunosuppressive microenvironment thereby indirectly promoting tumor growth. In this focused review, we discuss the complicated interplay between TAMs and OV therapies in GBM. We review past studies that aimed to maximize effectiveness through immune system modulation—both immunostimulatory and immunosuppressant—and suggest future directions to maximize OV efficacy.

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Title
Tumor-Associated Macrophages/Microglia in Glioblastoma Oncolytic Virotherapy: A Double-Edged Sword
Author
Blitz, Sarah E 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kappel, Ari D 2 ; Gessler, Florian A 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Klinger, Neil V 2 ; Arnaout, Omar 2 ; Lu, Yi 2 ; Peruzzi, Pier Paolo 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Smith, Timothy R 2 ; Chiocca, Ennio A 2 ; Friedman, Gregory K 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Bernstock, Joshua D 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; [email protected] (S.E.B.); [email protected] (A.D.K.); [email protected] (N.V.K); [email protected] (O.A.); [email protected] (Y.L.); [email protected] (P.P.P.); [email protected] (T.R.S.); [email protected] (E.A.C.) 
 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA; [email protected] (S.E.B.); [email protected] (A.D.K.); [email protected] (N.V.K); [email protected] (O.A.); [email protected] (Y.L.); [email protected] (P.P.P.); [email protected] (T.R.S.); [email protected] (E.A.C.); Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA 
 Department of Neurosurgery, University Medicine Rostock, 18057 Rostock, Germany; [email protected] 
 Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA; [email protected] 
First page
1808
Publication year
2022
Publication date
2022
Publisher
MDPI AG
ISSN
16616596
e-ISSN
14220067
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2627591738
Copyright
© 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.