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Table 2 ICI combination therapy with OVs and other types of cancer vaccines

From: Combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs); a new frontier

Tumor

Target IC

Agent (s)

Result (s)

References

Glioma

CTLA-4

PD-1

IL-12-oHSV

Induction M1macrophage and T effector (CD4 + and CD8 + T cells) function along with suppression of Treg

[198, 254]

Melanoma

CTLA-4

PD-1

PLG

Promotion of CTL activity and inducing tumor regression

[255]

Rectal cancer

Osteosarcoma

PD-1

hTERT-oAd

Hindrance of tumor regression by recruitment of CTLs

[256]

Breast cancer

PD-1

CTLA-4

sTGFβRIIFc-oAd

Abrogation of tumor development and lung and liver metastases

[257]

HER-2 positive tumors

PD-1

PD-L1

HER-2 B-cell peptide vaccine

Robust abrogation in tumor growth

[31]

Melanoma

PD-L1 CTLA-4

CSC-DC

Enhancing T cell proliferation, suppressing TGF-β secretion, promoting IFN-γ secretion, and finally triggering specific CD8 + T cell response against CSCs

[185]

Lung cancer

Breast cancer

Melanoma

Lymphoma

PD-1

PD-L1

CTLA-4

GM-CSF-oHSV

Tumor regression and also stimulation of immunological memory

[257]

Melanoma

PD-1

T-VEC

Hindrance of tumor growth by enhancing the infiltration of CTLs, reducing intratumoral Tregs, and activation of Th1 in the TME

[258]

Melanoma

CTLA-4

PD-1

Ovalbumin

Delay in tumor growth and extended OS rate of mice by increased intratumoral CD8 + infiltration

[259]

Glioma

PD-1

ZIKV

Better OS rate of treated mice

[260]

Rhabdomyosarcoma

PD-1

oHSV

Improving T effector (CD4 + and CD8 + T cells) function along with suppression of Treg

[261]

Melanoma

PD-L1

oHSV

Improving IFNγ-producing CD8 + TILs activities, and promoted OS rate

[262]

Melanoma

PD-1

Archaeosome-OVA

Robust tumor recession

[263]

Glioma

PD-1

EGFR- MV

Recruitment and infiltration of TILs into the brains of treated mice, and also improved OS rate

[197]

Lung cancer

PD-1

oAd

Reserve of tumor cell development mediated by activation of CTL

[196]

Lung cancer

PD-L1

Lm-LLO-E6

Stimulation of prolonged OS rate

[264]

Melanoma

PD-1

PD-L1

CTLA-4

CD40L- oAd

Boosting the systemic level of tumor-specific CD8 + T cells, and also augmentation of the ratio of intratumoral CD8 + T cells to Treg

[194]

Glioma

PD-L1

CD40L- oAd

Reserve of tumor growth accompanied with increased OS rate

[265]

Prostate cancer

PD-1

oAd

Stimulation of antigen-specific CD8 + T-cell responses

[266]

Oral cancer

CTLA-4

HPV E6/E7 peptide

Promoted intratumoral levels of CD8 T cells concomitant with reduced MDSCs and Treg

[267]

Melanoma

PD-1

Reovirus

Activation of and CTL along with abridged Treg activity

[268]

Glioma

PD-1

Reovirus

Promoting the expression of IFN-regulated gene expression

[269]

Melanoma

PD-1

oAd

Abrogated tumor growth accompanied with improved OS rate

[270]

Melanoma

PD-1

FlaB-Vax

Significant rise in tumor-infiltrating effector memory CD8 + T cells and systemic IFNγ levels

[192]

Melanoma

PD-1

CTLA-4

Ovalbumin

Induction of CD8 + T cells activities associated with enhanced eliminated tumor cells

[271]

Melanoma

PD-L1

MV

Stimulation of tumor regression

[272]

Prostate cancer

PD-1

VLP

Reduced tumor burden by activating CTLs

[273]

  1. ICI immune checkpoint inhibitor, PD-1 programmed cell death protein 1, PD-L1 programmed death-ligand 1, CTLA-4 cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4, CTLs cytotoxic T cells, IFN interferon, Tregs regulatory T cells, TME tumor microenvironment, TILs tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, APC antigen-presenting cell, MDSC myeloid-derived suppressor cells, OS overall survival, TGF-β transforming growth factor, DC dendritic cell, CSC cancer stem cell, oHSV oncolytic herpes simplex virus, oAd oncolytic adenovirus, MV measles virus, VSV Vesicular Stomatitis Virus, ZIKV Zika virus, FlaB-Vax Flagellin-adjuvanted tumor-specific peptide vaccination, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, VLP virus-like particles, HPV human papillomavirus, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor, hTERT human telomerase reverse transcriptase, TGFβRIIFc transforming growth factor-beta receptor 2 fused with Fc protein, GM-CSF Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor