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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2026; 32(1): 112496
Published online Jan 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i1.112496
Table 12 Different gene therapy under research/evaluation[150-164]
Therapy/product
Target
Ref.
Alicaforsen (antisense targeting ICAM-1) (phase III)Pouchitis, left-sided UCGreuter et al[150]
Glybera (AAV1-LPL) (withdrawn)Lipoprotein lipase deficiency (severe pancreatitis)Ferreira et al[151]
Oncolytic AAV-DC-CTL (phase 1)Stage IV gastric cancerYan et al[152]
CRISPRedited TIL therapy (phase 1 completed)Metastatic GI cancers (colorectal, pancreas, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach)Lou et al[153]
CTX131 (allogeneic, CRISPR-engineered CD70-CAR-T) (phase 1/2 trial)Pancreatic/oesophageal cancersPal et al[154]
CAN2409 (HSV thymidine kinase gene + pro-drug) (phase 2a)Pancreatic cancerGarrett Nichols et al[155]
Mutogene cevumeran (personalized mRNA vaccine) (phase 1b)Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLopez et al[156]
GENEGUT (preclinical settings)Crohn’s diseaseHoffmann et al[157]
AAVrh.10mAnti-Eos, a serotype rh.10 AAV vector coding for an anti-Siglec-F monoclonal antibody (preclinical)Eosinophill esophagitisCamilleri et al[158]
Local delivery of an adenoviral vector expressing the HSV-tk gene (aglatimagene besadenovec, AdV-tk) followed by anti-herpetic prodrugPancreatic cancerAguilar et al[159]
Thymidine kinase-based gene therapyHCCSangro et al[160]
Adenovirus-mediated double-suicide gene therapyPDACLee et al[161]
Oncolytic virus pelareorep (reolysin) (phase 1/2 trial)PDACNoonan et al[162]
GVAX pancreas prime and Listeria Monocytogenes expressing mesothelin (CRS-207) boost vaccines (preclinical)PDACLe et al[163]
TNF-erade biologic (phase 1)Esophageal cancerChang et al[164]
GNT-0003 (phase III trial)Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Pexa-Vec (JX-594) (phase 3 trial)HCC
DTX401 (AAV8-G6Pase gene therapy) (phase 3 trial)Glycogen storage disorder 1a
DTX301 (avalotcagene ontaparvovec) (phase 3 trial)Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency
UX701 (rivunatpagene miziparvovec) (AAV9) (phase 1/2 trial)Wilson disease
VTX-802 (preclinical study)PFIC type 2 (BSEP)


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