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Characterisation and Sensitivity of a Canine Mast Cell Tumour Line to Oncolytic Viruses

Mehrani Y., Kakish JE., Napoleoni C., Thompson JJ., Knapp JP., Minott JA.

Animal Study, published in Vet Comp Oncol (2025) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Level D· Scientific groundwork from lab and animal studiesEvidence level of this study

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Vet Comp Oncol (2025)
Reported sample size
—
Source database
Europe PMC
PMID
39526468
PMCID
PMC11830461
DOI
10.1111/vco.13024
Citations
1

Abstract (original English)

Canine mast cell tumours (MCTs) are one of the most common skin cancers of dogs. Surgical removal is the primary treatment, but recurrence and metastasis can occur even with low-grade tumours. As a result, new treatment strategies are being sought. We tested the potential of several oncolytic viruses (OVs) to infect and kill a cell line isolated from a canine MCT. Employing a resazurin-based metabolic assay and flow cytometry technology, we used recombinant vesicular stomatitis virus (rVSV-Δm51), avian orthoavulavirus-1 (AOaV-1), and Orf viruses in our assessment. Our study aimed to evaluate the potential of oncolytic virotherapy in treating canine cancers. We found that MCT-1 cells showed different sensitivities to the OVs, with rVSV-Δm51 showing the most promising results in vitro. These findings suggest that further investigation into using OVs for treating canine MCTs is needed, although clinical efficacy is yet to be determined.

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

Evidence level

Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Cell Line, TumorAnimalsDogsSkin NeoplasmsDog DiseasesOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic Viruses

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