Provided are a recombinant herpes simplex virus, a preparation method and use thereof. The recombinant herpes simplex virus comprises a vector and foreign genes encoding at least two cytokines, wherein the vector is a herpes simplex virus with genes encoding ICP34.5 and ICP47 deleted, and optionally with at least one of genes encoding ICP6, TK and UNG deleted, and the insertion site/sites of the foreign genes is in at least one of the positions where the genes encoding ICP34.5, ICP47, ICP6, TK and UNG are deleted in the vector.

Provided herein are compositions and methods for vaccination and research applications. In particular, provided herein are non-neuroinvasive herpesviruses and alpha herpesviruses and uses thereof.

The present invention provides a method of treating cancer, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oncolytic virus, an inhibitor of the indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) pathway and a further antagonist of an immune co-inhibitory pathway or an agonist of an immune co-stimulatory pathway to a patient in need thereof.

The present invention relates to an oncolytic virus comprising: (i) a fusogenic protein-encoding gene; and (ii) an immune stimulatory molecule-encoding gene.

Disclosed are novel modified viruses comprising recombinant PTEN-Long and methods of using the same for treating cancer.

The invention relates to the field of virology and tumor therapy. In particular, the present invention provides a recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV) capable of specifically replicating at a high level in a tumor cell and effectively killing the tumor cell, but replicating at low levels in normal cells, thereby the recombinant herpes simplex virus of the present invention not only has high lethality against tumor cells, but also has significantly decreased side effects (especially neurotoxicity). Further, the present invention relates to a viral vector constructed based on the recombinant herpes simplex virus, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the recombinant herpes simplex virus or the viral vector, and the use of the recombinant herpes simplex virus or the viral vector. The recombinant herpes simplex virus of the present invention can be used to infect and kill tumor cells, and can be used for gene drug delivery into tumor cells for gene therapy.

The present invention provides a recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV), comprising (a) a mutation of the glycoprotein B (gB) at position 285 or 549, (b) a plurality of copies of one or more microRNA target sequences inserted into a locus of an HSV gene required for HSV replication, wherein said target sequence is the reverse complement of microRNA miR-124 and wherein said target sequence is present in the ICP4 gene, and (c) a transgene encoding a matrix metalloproteinase. The present invention also provides a method of killing a cancerous cell using a recombinant HSV according to the invention and a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and a recombinant HSV according to the invention.

The present invention discloses a use of recombinant oncolytic type II herpes simplex virus in preparing medicines against lymphoma, esophageal cancer, breast cancer and pancreatic cancer. The recombinant oncolytic type II herpes simplex virus can specifically grow and reproduce in human tumor cells, without affecting the proliferation of normal cells, thus it can effectively kill cancer cells, presenting good effect. These new indications provide more evidences for drug development and utilization with the recombinant oncolytic type II herpes simplex virus.

The disclosure relates to herpes simplex virus (HSV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines, as well as methods of using the vaccines and compositions comprising the vaccines.

Recombinant herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) vaccine vectors, virions thereof, compositions and vaccines comprising such, and methods of use thereof are each provided.