Antiviral activity of cidofovir against telomerase-specific replication-selective oncolytic adenovirus, OBP-301 (Telomelysin)

Invest New Drugs. 2009 Jun;27(3):241-5. doi: 10.1007/s10637-008-9169-5. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

Abstract

We constructed a replication-competent oncolytic adenovirus, OBP-301 (Telomelysin), in which human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter drives E1 genes. OBP-301 is currently being used in a phase-I clinical trial for various types of tumors. Under such conditions, anti-adenoviral agents should be available for safety use against OBP-301 since any adenoviral viremia could cause severe adverse effects. Cidofovir (CDV) is an acyclic nucleoside phosphonate that has a broad antiviral activity against DNA viruses. Here, we examined the antiviral effects of CDV against OBP-301. The in vitro cytopathic effects of OBP-301 were suppressed by CDV. Moreover, CDV decreased the adenoviral E1A gene copy number after OBP-301 infection. These results suggest that CDV is a potentially useful antiviral agent for OBP-301.

MeSH terms

  • Adenoviridae / drug effects
  • Adenoviridae / physiology*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cidofovir
  • Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral / drug effects
  • Cytosine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cytosine / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / virology
  • Oncolytic Viruses / drug effects
  • Oncolytic Viruses / physiology*
  • Organophosphonates / pharmacology*
  • Telomerase / metabolism*
  • Virus Replication / drug effects*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Organophosphonates
  • Cytosine
  • Telomerase
  • Cidofovir