Oncolytic viruses(OVs),a group of replication-competent viruses that can selectively infect and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact,are emerging as promising living anticancer agents.Unlike traditiona...Oncolytic viruses(OVs),a group of replication-competent viruses that can selectively infect and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact,are emerging as promising living anticancer agents.Unlike traditional drugs composed of non-replicating compounds or biomolecules,the replicative nature of viruses confer unique pharmacokinetic properties that require further studies.Despite some pharmacokinetics studies of OVs,mechanistic insights into the connection between OV pharmacokinetics and antitumor efficacy remain vague.Here,we characterized the pharmacokinetic profile of oncolytic virus M1(OVM)in immunocompetent mouse tumor models and identified the JAK-STAT pathway as a key modulator of OVM pharmacokinetics.By suppressing the JAK-STAT pathway,early OVM pharmacokinetics are ameliorated,leading to enhanced tumor-specific viral accumulation,increased AUC and Cmax,and improved antitumor efficacy.Rather than compromising antitumor immunity after JAK-STAT inhibition,the improved pharmacokinetics of OVM promotes T cell recruitment and activation in the tumor microenvironment,providing an optimal opportunity for the therapeutic outcome of immune checkpoint blockade,such as anti-PD-L1.Taken together,this study advances our understanding of the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship in OV therapy.展开更多
基金supported by National Key R&D Program of China(No.2021YFA0909800,China)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Nos.2022B1515020056,2021A1515011881,2023A1515010737,China)+3 种基金Leading team for entrepreneurship in Guangzhou,Guangdong Province(No.201809020004,China)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.22ykqb12,China)Pioneering talents project of Guangzhou Development Zone,Guangdong Province(2020-L036,China)Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2022A1515011056,China).
文摘Oncolytic viruses(OVs),a group of replication-competent viruses that can selectively infect and kill cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact,are emerging as promising living anticancer agents.Unlike traditional drugs composed of non-replicating compounds or biomolecules,the replicative nature of viruses confer unique pharmacokinetic properties that require further studies.Despite some pharmacokinetics studies of OVs,mechanistic insights into the connection between OV pharmacokinetics and antitumor efficacy remain vague.Here,we characterized the pharmacokinetic profile of oncolytic virus M1(OVM)in immunocompetent mouse tumor models and identified the JAK-STAT pathway as a key modulator of OVM pharmacokinetics.By suppressing the JAK-STAT pathway,early OVM pharmacokinetics are ameliorated,leading to enhanced tumor-specific viral accumulation,increased AUC and Cmax,and improved antitumor efficacy.Rather than compromising antitumor immunity after JAK-STAT inhibition,the improved pharmacokinetics of OVM promotes T cell recruitment and activation in the tumor microenvironment,providing an optimal opportunity for the therapeutic outcome of immune checkpoint blockade,such as anti-PD-L1.Taken together,this study advances our understanding of the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship in OV therapy.
