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Is cancer gene therapy an empty suit?

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Brenner, Malcolm K, Gottschalk, Stephen, Leen, Ann M, Vera, Juan F·2013·The Lancet Oncology

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Gene therapy as a treatment for cancer is regarded as high in promise, but low in delivery, a deficiency that has become more obvious with ever-increasing reports of the successful correction of monogenic disorders by this approach. We review the commercial and scientific obstacles that have led to these delays and describe how they are progressively being overcome. Recent and striking successes and correspondingly increased commercial involvement suggest that gene transfer could finally become a powerful method for development of safe and effective cancer therapeutic drugs.

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Authors
Brenner, M. K., Gottschalk, S., Leen, A. M., & Vera, J. F.
Affiliations
Houston Methodist (US)
Corresponding author
Brenner, Malcolm K
Venue
The Lancet Oncology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
14
Issue
11
Pages
e447-e456
ISSN
1470-2045 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2141950718
Cited by
52
References
76
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5
FWCI
0.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Lancet Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (P01HL053749, U54HL081007)
  • National Cancer Institute (P01CA094237, R01CA148748, P30CA125123, P50CA126752)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (T32DK064717)
  • National Center for Research Resources (U42RR016578)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
cancer gene therapy, gene delivery, gene transfer, clinical translation barriers, therapeutic gene transfer, cancer therapeutics
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Neoplasms, Genetic Therapy, Genes, Tumor Suppressor

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