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Table 1 Clinical and experimental therapeutic strategies for EBV-induced cancer

From: Signaling pathways of EBV-induced oncogenesis

Therapy/drug

Target

Function

Cancer/disease

References

CTL

LMP1/LMP2

Stimulates LMP-specific T cell expansion

NK/T cell lymphoma

[82,83,84]

TCR

EBNA1/LMP1/

LMP2A

Stimulate and expand EBV-specific CD8 + T cells in patients

Progressive multiple sclerosis

[85]

Recombinant vaccinia virus

ENBA1/LMP2

Promote the production of EBNA1/LMP2 antibodies

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

[87]

DNAzyme

LMP1

Targeted degradation of LMP1 mRNA

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

[88]

Fedratinib, AZD1480 and LY294002

JAK2, PI3K and mTOR

Inhibit the expression of PD-L1 and restore immune surveillance

Gastric cancer

[89]

IMD-0354

NF-κB

Inhibit proliferation and increase apoptosis

NK/T cell lymphoma

[90]

AT13387

Hsp90

Inhibit the expression of AKT/p-AKT, restore the function of p27 and inhibit cancer cell proliferation

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

[92]