Justus Cohen;Paola Grandi;Joseph Glorioso III;Hiroaki Uchida;University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
发明人:
Uchida, Hiroaki,Cohen, Justus,Glorioso III, Joseph C.,Grandi, Paola
申请号:
AU2014342465
公开号:
AU2014342465A1
申请日:
2014.10.28
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention provides a recombinant oncolytic Herpes Simplex Virus (oHSV) comprising a non-HSV ligand specific for a molecule (protein, lipid, or carbohydrate determinant) present on the surface of a cell (such as a cancer cell) and one or more copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into one or more HSV gene loci, preferably one or more HSV gene(s) required for replication of HSV in normal (i.e., non-cancerous) cells. The invention further provides stocks and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive oHSV and methods for killing tumor cells employing the inventive oHSV.