Adenovirus delivery system for cancer treatment

Abstract

The disclosure provides recombinant adenoviruses comprising a polynucleotide comprising: a first DNA sequence encoding a guide RNA (gRNA), wherein the gRNA comprises a DNA-binding domain and a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-associated endonuclease protein-binding domain, and the DNA-binding domain is complementary to a target sequence in a gene; and a first promoter that is operably linked to the DNA sequence. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the adenoviruses described herein. The disclosure further provides a method of treating cancer in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical compositions as described herein to the subject.

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