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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(5):403-412; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.5.403
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 5, 403-412, March 1, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

Viral Vector Delivery in Solid-State Vehicles: Gene Expression in a Murine Prostate Cancer Model

D. Robert Siemens, J. Christopher Austin, Sean P. Hedican, James Tartaglia, Timothy L. Ratliff

Affiliations of authors: D. R. Siemens, J. C. Austin, S. P. Hedican, Department of Urology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City; J. Tartaglia, Virogenetics Corporation, Troy, NY; T. L. Ratliff, Department of Urology, The University of Iowa Cancer Center and The University of Iowa Prostate Cancer Research Group, Iowa City.

Correspondence to: Timothy L. Ratliff, Ph.D., Department of Urology, The University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr., 3 RCP, Iowa City, IA 52242-1089 (e-mail: tim-ratliff{at}uiowa.edu).

BACKGROUND: Although there are increasingly more clinical trials involving gene therapy, efficient gene transfer remains a major hurdle to success. To enhance the efficiency of delivery of viral vectors in gene therapy protocols, we evaluated the effect of various matrices to act as a vehicle for recombinant virus during intratumoral injection. METHODS: The ability of several vehicles (catgut spacer, polyglycolic acid, chromic catgut, and gelatin sponge matrix) to deliver the canarypox virus ALVAC to the cells of the murine prostate cancer cell line RM-1 was studied in vitro and in vivo. ALVAC recombinants encoding the murine cytokines interleukin 2 (IL-2), interleukin 12 (IL-12), and tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} (TNF-{alpha}) were used to assess enhancement of antitumor activity after intratumoral inoculation. Confirmatory experiments were conducted by use of another mouse prostate cancer cell line, RM-11, and a mouse bladder cancer cell line, MB-49. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS: The gelatin sponge matrix proved to be the most effective solid-state vehicle for delivering viral vectors to cells in culture. In addition, this matrix statistically significantly enhanced expression of ALVAC-delivered reporter genes in tumor models when compared with fluid-phase delivery of virus (P = .037 for the RM-1 model and P = .03 for the MB-49 model). Statistically significant growth inhibition of established tumors was observed when a combination of the three recombinant ALVAC viruses expressing IL-2, IL-12, and TNF-{alpha} was delivered with the matrix in comparison with 1) fluid-phase intratumoral injection of the ALVAC recombinants, 2) no treatment, or 3) treatment with parental ALVAC (all P<.05). CONCLUSIONS: Viral vector delivery in a solid-state vehicle resulted in improved recombinant gene expression in vivo and translated to greater inhibition of tumor growth in an immunotherapy protocol for heterotopic tumor nodules. The efficient delivery of reporter genes described herein may prove useful in many solid tumor gene therapy protocols.


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